Statute treatment: 7 C.F.R. § 1.145

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 38 citation events across 16 distinct cases.

38citations total

16distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

18citations in last 5y

1982–2024year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Joe Fleming v. AGRI (2021) cadc 18 own cites 16× in case

#2 PMD Produce Brokerage Corp. v. United States Department of Agriculture (2000) cadc 13 own cites 3× in case

#3 Marine Mammal Conservancy, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture (1998) cadc 58 own cites 1× in case

#4 Utica Packing Company and David Fenster v. John R. Block, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture (1986) ca6 42 own cites 1× in case

#5 Robert E. Parchman Virgil R. (Ray) Lemons Jack E. Hamilton v. United States Department of Agriculture (1988) ca6 19 own cites 1× in case

#6 Wayne Cusimano, Inc. v. John R. Block, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture (1982) ca5 15 own cites 1× in case

#7 Pearson v. United States Department of Agriculture (2011) ca6 2 own cites 4× in case

#8 Blackfoot Livestock Commission, Co. v. Department of Agriculture, Packers and Stockyards Administration (1987) ca9 21 own cites 1× in case

#9 McConnell v. United States Department of Agriculture (2006) ca6 5 own cites 1× in case

#10 Holiday Food Service, Inc., a Corporation and Nat Rocker, an Individual v. Department of Agriculture (1987) ca9 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 Stewart v. United States Department of Agriculture (2003) ca6 2 own cites 1× in case

#12 Lancelot Kollman Ramos v. US Dept. of Agriculture (2009) ca11 1 own cites 2× in case

#13 Veg-Mix, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture (1987) cadc 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.