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PIGFORD v. VENEMAN

Nos. CIV.A.97-1978(PLF), CIV.A.98-1693(PLF).

307 F.Supp.2d 43 (2004)

Timothy PIGFORD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Ann VENEMAN, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Defendant. Cecil Brewington, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Ann Veneman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 10, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander John Pires, Jr., Conlon, Frantz, Phelan & Pires, Washington, DC, Anthony Herman, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, David A. Branch, Law Office of David A. Branch, Washington, DC, Jacob A. Stein, Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Washington, DC, Richard Talbot Seymour, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Washington, DC, J. L. Chestnut, Jr., Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders, Pettaway, Campbell & Albright, Selma, AL, Mona Lyons, Clifford, Lyons & Garde, Caroline Lewis Wolverton, Washington, DC, Stephon J. Bowens, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, Marcus B. Jimison, Durham, NC Phillip L. Fraas, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Elizabeth Goitein, Michael Sitcov, Terry M. Henry, Marsha Stelson Edney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

The Court has before it two motions for reconsideration of the Court's June 2, 2003 Opinion and Order denying plaintiffs' motion for relief for four groups of claimants who filed petitions for Monitor review. Upon consideration of plaintiffs' motions, defendant's response, plaintiffs' reply and defendant's surreply, the Court concludes that both motions for reconsideration must be denied.

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