Mcbride Cotton And Cattle Corporation v. Ann M. Veneman

290 F.3d 973 McBRIDE COTTON AND CATTLE CORPORATION, an Arizona corporation, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated; Running Water Land & Cattle, Inc., a Texas corporation, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Thompson Farm, a Texas General Partnership, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; C.J. Land & Cattle, L.P., a Nebraska Limited Partnership, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated; Brandstatt Family Trust, a Texas trust, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ann M. VENEMAN, * Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee. No. 00-17378. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 13, 2002. Filed April 19, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Merinda K. Condra and Gary D. Condra, Condra & Condra, Lubbock, TX, for the appellants. Sushma Soni, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; Roslyn O. Silver, District Judge. D.C. No. CV-99-00824-ROS. Before: THOMPSON, W. FLETCHER,…