Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. v. Michael Espy

58 F.3d 1367 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13 ,235 WILEMAN BROTHERS & ELLIOTT, INC.; Kash, Inc.; Gerawan Farming, Inc.; Asakawa Farms, Inc.; Chiamori Farms, Inc.; Phillips, Inc.; Kobashi Farms, Inc.; Tange Bros., Inc.; Nagao Farms; Nilmeier Farms; Chosen Enterprises; George Huebert Farms; Wilmer Huebert Farms; Kobashi Farms; Nakayama Farms, Inc.; and Mihara Farms, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael ESPY, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-16977. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 13, 1995. Decided June 27, 1995. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Sept. 18, 1995. As Amended Oct. 3, 1995. Thomas E. Campagne, Thomas E. Campagne & Associates, Fresno, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Daniel Bensing, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fresno, CA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before: TANG and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges; ROBERT R. MERHIGE, Jr., * District Judge. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 We must delve into one of the more byzantine, and all-encompassing, areas of federal administrative regulation--that governing fruits and vegetables. In the process, we decide…