AMERICAN FEDERATION OF EMPLOYEES v. GLICKMAN

No. 99-5320.

215 F.3d 7 (2000)

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, et al., Appellants v. Daniel R. GLICKMAN, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, et al., Appellees

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne M. Wagner argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs was Mark Roth.

Alfred Mollin, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, William B. Schultz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Barbara C. Biddle, Attorney, and Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, RANDOLPH and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Meat Inspection Act ("FMIA"), 21 U.S.C. § 604, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act ("PPIA"), 21 U.S.C. § 455, require inspectors appointed by the Department of Agriculture ("USDA") to perform a "post-mortem inspection" of the carcasses and parts of all livestock and birds processed for human consumption. The question in this appeal from the judgment of...

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