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BELGARD v. U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

Nos. 02-30091, 02-30306.

324 F.3d 328 (2003)

Trudy Tyler BELGARD; Jimmie Belgard, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Ann Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Willy Cooper, Executive Director for Farm Service Agency for Louisiana; Craig McCain, County Executive Director; Robert Bradley, Farm Service Agency Program Specialist, Defendants-Appellees. Belwise Aquaculture System Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United States Department of Agriculture, Ann Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Farm Services Agency; Willy Cooper, Executive Director of Farm Service Agency for Louisiana; Craig McCain, County Executive Director; Robert Bradley, Farm Service Agency Program Specialist, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Lemke, III (argued), Harrisonburg, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert A. Thrall, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Shreveport, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and DeMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Belwise Aquaculture Systems Inc. ("Belwise") and Trudy and Jimmie Belgard ("the Belgards") appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Defendants-Appellees. We affirm essentially for the reasons given by the district court.

Belwise and the Belgards are engaged in the business of farming and harvesting catfish fingerlings in Louisiana. In 1999, Belwise and the Belgards sought relief under...

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