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ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS v. DECOSTER

No. Civ. 98-186-P-H.

59 F.Supp.2d 120 (1999)

ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Austin J. DECOSTER, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

August 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Friedman, Friedman, Babcock & Gaythwaite, Portland, Maine, for plaintiffs.

Timothy J. O'Brien, Verrill & Dana, Portland, Maine, for defendant Decoster.

Thomas H. Somers, Hoff, Curtis, Pacht, Cassidy & Frame, Portland, Maine, Kerin E. Stackpole, Hoff, Curtis, Pacht, Cassidy & Frame, Burlington, VT, for defendant Maine AG & Quality Egg.

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS

HORNBY, Chief Judge.

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