Case Law Index
National Organic Program

January 1, 2002 - July 1, 2008

This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving the National Organic Program that were decided on or after January 1, 2002. For those cases that have been summarized by the National Agricultural Law Center, a link is provided to the summary. The index will be regularly updated to reflect new judicial developments. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order.



FIRST CIRCUIT


Harvey v. Johanns, 494 F.3d 237 (1st Cir. 2007) (use of synthetic ingredients in processing organic foods)

Mass. Indep. Certification, Inc. v. Johanns, 486 F.Supp. 2d 105 (D.Mass. 2007) (callenge to NOP certification requirements)

Harvey v. Johanns, 462 F.Supp. 2d 69 (D.Me. 2006) (post-amendment utility of consent decree)

Harvey v. Veneman, 396 F.3d 28 (1st Cir. 2005) (consistency of Act and final rule)

Harvey v. Veneman, 222 F.R.D. 213 (D.Me. 2004) (parties' proposed intervention in challenge to NOP)

Harvey v. Veneman, 297 F.Supp. 2d 334 (D.Me. 2004) (consistency of Act and final rule)

Harvey v. Veneman, No. Civ. 02-216-P-H, 2003 WL 22327171 (D.Me. Oct. 10, 2003) (Magistrate's Decision - consistency of Act and final rule)

In re Mass. Indep. Certification, Inc., OFPA Docket No. 03-0001, 2004 WL 909533 (USDA Apr. 27, 2004) (certification challenge)



NINTH CIRCUIT


Geertson Farms Inc. v. Johanns, No. C-06-01075 CRB, 2007 WL 1839894 (N.D. Cal. June 26, 2007) (storage, cleaning, and public disclosure of fields of Roundup Ready alfalfa)

Geertson Farms Inc. v. Johanns, No. C-06-01075 CRB, 2007 WL 1302981 (N.D. Cal. May 3, 2007) (denying reconsideration ordering enjoining APHIS from deregulating Roundup Ready alfalfa)

Geertson Farms Inc. v. Johanns, No C-06-01075 CRB, 2007 WL 776146 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 12, 2007) (granting preliminary injunction to prevent planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa)

Geertson Farms Inc. v. Johanns, No C-06-01075 CRB, 2007 WL 518624 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 13, 2007) (APHIS violated NEPA when deregulating Roundup Ready alfalfa)



D.C. CIRCUIT


Partlo v. Johanns, No. Civ.A.04-1462 CKK, Civ.A.04-1779 CCK, 2006 WL 1663380 (D.D.C. June 11, 2006)





  

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