Case: Shapiro v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $405, Receipt Number APAMDC-7013765), filed by Josh Shapiro, Russell Redding, The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit(s) 1, # 3 Exhibit(s) 2, # 4 Exhibit(s) 3, # 5 Exhibit(s) 4, # 6 Exhibit(s) 5)(aaa) (Entered: 06/04/2025)

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Summons Issued as to All Defendants and provided TO ATTORNEY ELECTRONICALLY VIA ECF for service on Defendant(s)in the manner prescribed by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS RECEIVING THE SUMMONS ELECTRONICALLY: You must print the summons and the attachment when you receive it in your e-mail and serve them with the complaint on all defendants in the manner prescribed by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure). After you make service, you are further directed to file a Return of Service using the event Summons Returned Executed as to USA under the category Service of Process, in ECF. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Packet) (aaa) (Entered: 06/04/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Richard D Euliss on behalf of All Defendants (Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 06/10/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy S. Judge on behalf of All Defendants (Judge, Timothy) (Entered: 06/10/2025)

MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Josh Shapiro, Russell Redding. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 06/26/2025)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Josh Shapiro, Russell Redding, The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. All Defendants. (Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 06/27/2025)

BRIEF IN SUPPORT re 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Josh Shapiro, Russell Redding. (Attachments: # 1 Table of Contents, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10, # 12 Exhibit 11, # 13 Exhibit 12, # 14 Exhibit 13, # 15 Exhibit 14)(Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 07/03/2025)

Unopposed MOTION to Exceed Page Limitation by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Concurrence, # 2 Proposed Order)(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

ORDER granting 8 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages Signed by District Judge Joseph F Saporito, Jr on 7/16/25 (ms) (Entered: 07/16/2025)

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION re 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1)(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

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MOTION to Dismiss by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 07/28/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Brief in Excess of 5,000 Words by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 07/28/2025)

ORDER granting 12 Motion for Leave to File excess pages Signed by District Judge Joseph F Saporito, Jr on 7/29/25 (ms) (Entered: 07/29/2025)

BRIEF IN SUPPORT re 11 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 07/30/2025)

REPLY BRIEF re 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Russell Redding, Josh Shapiro, The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 07/31/2025)

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION re 11 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Russell Redding, Josh Shapiro, The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.(Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 08/13/2025)

REPLY BRIEF re 11 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

NOTICE by Russell Redding, Josh Shapiro, The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

MOTION to Strike 18 Notice or, Alternatively, For Leave to File Response to Plaintiffs' "Notice" by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 10/30/2025)

BRIEF IN SUPPORT re 19 MOTION to Strike 18 Notice or, Alternatively, For Leave to File Response to Plaintiffs' "Notice" filed by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Proposed Reponse)(Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 10/30/2025)

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 19 Motion to Strike Doc. 18 notice. DENIED to the extent it seeks an order striking plaintiffs' notice; GRANTED to the extent it seeks leave to file a response to plaintiff's notice. Response due 3 days from date of Order. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 10/31/25 (ms) (Entered: 10/31/2025)

RESPONSE by Brooke Rollins, The Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture to 18 Notice . (Euliss, Richard) (Entered: 11/03/2025)

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 11 MOTION to Dismiss filed by The Agricultural Marketing Service, Brooke Rollins, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by T he Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Josh Shapiro, Russell Redding. For the foregoing reasons, the defendants motion to dismiss will be granted. Counts I, II, and III of the complaint will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction . Count IV of the complaint will be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction will be denied as moot.An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 12/3/25. (ms)

ORDER finding as moot 5 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; granting 11 Motion to Dismiss. In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The defendants motion to dismiss (Doc. 11) is GRANTED;2.The plaintiffs APA claims, set forth in Counts I, II, and III of the complaint, are DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1);3.The plaintiffs Fifth Amendment due process claim, set forth in Count IV of the complaint, is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6);4.The plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction (Doc. 5) is DENIED as moot; and5.The clerk shall mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 12/3/25 (ms) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

Mail Returned as Undeliverable marked "No Such Name". Doc 24 Mail sent to Jennifer C. Selber. (klr) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEAL in by Russell Redding, Josh Shapiro, The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Filing Fee and Docket Fee PAID. Filing fee $ 605, receipt number APAMDC-7229682. The Clerk's Office hereby certifies the record and the docket sheet available through ECF to be the certified list in lieu of the record and/or the certified copy of the docket entries. (Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 01/02/2026)