Navel Orange Administrative Committee v. Exeter Orange Company, Inc., United States of America v. Exeter Orange Co., Inc., Sequoia Orange Co., Inc., Sequoia Enterprises Inc., Carl A. Pescosolido, Jr., Marvin L. Wilson and Oleah H. Wilson, Defendants
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722 F.2d 449 74 A.L.R.Fed. 265, 14 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1286 NAVEL ORANGE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EXETER ORANGE COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant, UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EXETER ORANGE CO., INC., Sequoia Orange Co., Inc., Sequoia Enterprises Inc., Carl A. Pescosolido, Jr., Marvin L. Wilson and Oleah H. Wilson, Defendants- Appellants. Nos. 82-4333, 82-4548. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 17, 1983. Decided Nov. 15, 1983. Aaron B. Kahn, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee. Victor M. Epport, Epport & Delevine, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before GOODWIN, TANG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge. 1 Navel Orange Administrative Committee (NOAC), created under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 601 , et seq., to regulate the market for navel oranges from Arizona and part of California under a marketing order set forth in 7 C.F.R. Sec. 907, et seq., sued Exeter Orange Co. (Exeter) for unpaid assessments levied pursuant…