UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 17-1875 (PLF)
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF )
AGRICULTURE, et al., )
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Defendants. )
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ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Opinion, it is hereby
ORDERED that the United States Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) [Dkt.
No. 142] Motion for Voluntary Remand is GRANTED; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that the National Organic Program (NOP); Organic
Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule (“Withdrawal Rule”), 83 Fed. Reg. 10,775 (Mar. 13, 2018)
is REMANDED WITHOUT VACATUR to the USDA for further consideration of the issues
presented; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that Organic Trade Association’s (“OTA”) [Dkt. No. 95]
Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED as moot; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that OTA’s [Dkt. No. 140] Motion for Summary
Judgment on its Third Amended Complaint is DENIED as moot; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that the USDA’s [Dkt. No. 149] Motion for Summary
Judgment is DENIED as moot; and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report in this action
on the same date they file their status report ordered in Center for Environmental Health v.
Vilsack, 2022 WL 658965, at *5 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 4, 2022).
SO ORDERED.
/s/
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN
United States District Judge
DATE: March 30, 2022
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