James Joseph Hickey Shannon Hansen v. Department of Agriculture

991 F.2d 803 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James Joseph HICKEY; Shannon Hansen, Petitioners, v. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Respondent. No. 91-70169. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 18, 1992. Submission Deferred March 3, 1993. Resubmitted April 21, 1993. Decided April 23, 1993. Before: BEEZER, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 James Joseph Hickey and his wife Shannon Hansen petition to review the decision of the Department of Agriculture to impose fines and license suspension against their animal facilities for various violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), 7 U.S.C. §§ 2131 et seq (1988); 9 C.F.R. §§ 1.1-12.10 (1991). We have jurisdiction under 7 U.S.C. § 2149 (c) (1988) to review final decisions by the Secretary of Agriculture. We find substantial evidence to support the imposition of fines and the suspension of Hickey's license and deny the petition. 3 * BACKGROUND 4…