PIGFORD v. PERDUE

No. 19-5023. Consolidated with 19-5027.

950 F.3d 886 (2020)

Timothy C. PIGFORD, et al., Appellee, v. Sonny PERDUE, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Appellee Maurice Mcginnis, by His Conservator Derrick K. Jones, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Shoreman , Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Casen B. Ross , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee Sonny Perdue. With him on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and Charles W. Scarborough , Attorney. Jennifer L. Utrecht , Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: Wilkins, Circuit Judge, and Williams and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judges.


Maurice G. McGinnis brought this action to claim damages under the Consent Decree created in the 1999 settlement between the Department of Agriculture and a class of African American farmers. The arbitrator responsible for adjudicating claims under the Consent Decree denied...

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