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Miller v. Vilsack

4:21-cv-00595 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 26, 2021

Closed Date: Aug. 29, 2022

This case is one of several challenging the American Rescue Plan’s (ARP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) classification of “socially disadvantaged groups.” A white rancher from Texas filed a putative class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth) on April 26, 2021. The sole defendant was the secretary of the USDA. The plaintiff challenged Sections 1005 and 1006 of the ARP. These sections provided loan forgiveness to farmers and ranc…
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Wynn v. Vilsack

3:21-cv-00514 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: May 18, 2021

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) classification of “socially disadvantaged groups.” A white farmer filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville) on May 18, 2021. The two defendants were the Secretary of Agriculture (who leads the USDA) and the administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). The plaintiff challenged Section 1005 of ARP which offered loan forgiven…
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Blessed Cajuns LLC v. Guzman

4:21-cv-00677 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 23, 2021

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) prioritization of certain applications for emergency government assistance. Section 5003 appropriated $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund to be administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA initially accepted all applications for emergency grants but was directed in the act to give priority during an initial 21-day period beginning…
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Vitolo v. Guzman

3:21-cv-00176 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Filed Date: May 12, 2021

Closed Date: Aug. 25, 2021

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) prioritization of certain applications for emergency government assistance. Section 5003 appropriated $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund to be administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA initially accepted all applications for emergency grants, but was directed in the ARPA to give priority to certain grant applicants during an i…
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Faust v. Vilsack

1:21-cv-00548 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: April 29, 2021

Closed Date: Sept. 12, 2022

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) classification of “socially disadvantaged groups.” Five white farmers filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Green Bay) on April 29, 2021. The farmers were all white and were from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota. The complaint named the Secretary of Agriculture (who leads the USDA) and the administrator of USDA's Farm Service Age…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

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Dunlap v. Vilsack

2:21-cv-00942 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: June 24, 2021

Closed Date: Sept. 7, 2022

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) classification of “socially disadvantaged groups.” Two white farmers, a husband and wife, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Pendleton) on June 24, 2021. The two defendants were the Secretary of Agriculture (who leads the USDA) and the administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA). Plaintiffs challenged Section 1005 of ARP which offered lo…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

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McKinney v. Vilsack

2:21-cv-00212 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: June 10, 2021

Closed Date: Oct. 18, 2022

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) classification of “socially disadvantaged groups.” A white farmer from Naples, Texas filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall) on June 10, 2021. The two defendants were the Secretary of Agriculture (who leads the USDA) and the administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA). Plaintiff challenged Section 1005 of ARP which offered lo…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

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Kent v. Vilsack

3:21-cv-00540 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 7, 2021

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) classification of "socially disadvantaged groups." Three white farmers filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (East St. Louis) on June 7, 2021. The two defendants were the Secretary of Agriculture (who leads the USDA) and the administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA). Plaintiffs challenged Section 1005 of the ARP which offered fa…
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Joyner v. Vilsack

1:21-cv-01089 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: June 15, 2021

Closed Date: Sept. 15, 2022

This case is one of several brought challenging the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) classification of “socially disadvantaged groups.” A farmer filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Eastern Division (Jackson) on June 15, 2021. The sole defendant was the Secretary of Agriculture who leads the USDA. Plaintiff challenged Section 1005 of the ARP which provided loan forgiveness to farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic only i…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

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Tiegs v. Vilsack

3:21-cv-00147 | U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota

Filed Date: July 6, 2021

Closed Date: Sept. 8, 2022

On July 6, 2021, the plaintiffs filed this complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota against the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency ("the defendants"). The plaintiffs, white farmers and/or borrowers on a farm loan, claimed that the defendants violated the Fifth Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act. Specifically, the plaintiffs argued that under Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("Section 1005"), they…