Browns Lake Ranch v. Yeutter

981 F.2d 1257 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. BROWNS LAKE RANCH, a partnership consisting of Paul McManis and William Reeves; Mac Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation; Derk Van Konynenburg, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Clayton K. YEUTTER, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-16443. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 16, 1992. Decided Dec. 28, 1992. Before HUG, PREGERSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellants, who are "producers" of almonds within the meaning of the Almond Marketing Order ("the Order"), 7 C.F.R. §§ 981.1-981.474 , challenged the imposition of a reserve on 35 percent of the almonds, which were grown in California and regulated under the Order, for the 1990-1991 crop year. They timely appeal the district court's decision to dismiss their action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 3 Appellants alleged that the district court had jurisdiction pursuant to…