UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JOHN W. BOYD JR. F I L E D
and
DEC 1 U 2012
NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS C|erk' U_S_ Distrm and
ASSOCIATION, INC., Bankruptcy Courts
Plaintiffs,
v. Civil Action No. 12-1893 (PLF)
JAMES SCOTT FARRIN
and
ANDREW H. l\/IARKS,
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Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This is an action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and quantum
meruit brought by the plaintiffs against two attorneys 'I`he defendants are among the lawyers
serving as class counsel in ln re Black Farmers Discriminati0n Litigation, l\/lisc. No. 08-051]
(D.D.C.), over which the undersigned presides. The gravamen of the plaintiffs’ complaint is that
the defendant attorneys have failed to compensate the plaintiffs for advocacy and lobbying work
that the plaintiffs allegedly performed in support of Congressional legislation that benefitted the
class members in the class action. Upon filing their complaint in this action, the plaintiffs
designated In re Black Farmers as a "related case," indicating that it "involves common issues of
fact." §e_e Dl