PIGFORD v. VILSACK

No. 13-5303.

777 F.3d 509 (2015)

Timothy C. PIGFORD, et al., Appellees v. Thomas J. VILSACK, Secretary of Agriculture, Appellant Maurice McGinnis, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Scarborough , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Marleigh D. Dover , Attorney.

John M. Shoreman argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Maurice McGinnis.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.


Appellee Maurice McGinnis farmed cotton and soybeans in the Mississippi River Delta near Yazoo City, Mississippi. Like millions of other small family farmers, he sought a loan through federal farm credit programs administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. And he alleges that, like tens of thousands of other...

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