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Missouri Lawyer Search - Listings for Brown & Associates
Name: Brown & Associates
Address: 625 N Euclid Ave Ste 409 Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone Number: 314-361-3403
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Dui And Traffic Law
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COPELAND v. VENEMAN United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 03-1326 1000 BILL J. COPELAND, Appellant, v. Ann M. Veneman, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, Appellee. Bill J. Copeland, of Banning,California, pro se. Michael N. O'Connell, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for appellee. With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General; David M. Cohen, Director; and Harold D. Lester, Jr., Assistant Director. Appealed from: Department of Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 03-1326 BILL J. COPELAND, Appellant, v. Ann M. Veneman, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, Appellee. _ DECIDED: November 26, 2003 _ Before LOURIE, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges. DYK, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a Board of Contract Appeals decision denying appeals of default terminations on two contracts and denying other numerous discrete claims. BACKGROUND In September 1991, the appellant was awarded two construction contracts by the National Forest Service to construct and reconstruct trails in the San Bernadino National Forest. Contract No. 50-9JA9-1-1L039 ("the Trail Contract") was awarded in the amount of $112,900 with a completion date of May 21, 1992, and Contract No. 50-9JA9-1-1L026 ("the Comfort Station Contract") was awarded in the amount of $147,777 with a completion date of June 20, 1992. The appellant was to be paid a series of progress payments. These contracts incorporated provisions of the Davis Bacon Act ("DBA"), Pub. L. No. 107-217, 2002 U.S.C.C.A.N. (116 Stat.) 1062, 1150-1153 (2002), which sets wage and payment guidelines for contractors engaged in public works contracts with the federal government in excess of $2,000. During performance of these contracts in March of 1992, various employees complained of DBA wage violations on the Trail Contract. The Forest Serv...
PAYTON v. USDA FILED United States Court of Appeals 1000 Tenth Circuit JUL 29 2003 PATRICK FISHER Clerk PUBLISH UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT CHARLIE A. PAYTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. No. 02-2163 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Defendant - Appellee. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO (D.C. No. CIV-01-1043-LCS/KBM) Submitted on the briefs: Eric D. Dixon, Portales, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney, and Raymond Hamilton, Assistant United States Attorney, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellee. Before TACHA, Chief Judge, O'BRIEN and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges. McCONNELL, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Charles A. Payton, a Roosevelt County, New Mexico farmer, was terminated from the Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for planting and harvesting wheat on a thirty-five-acre parcel that had been dedicated as a conservation reserve. Mr. Payton contends that the Department was mistaken about the location of the conservation reserve. The Hearing Officer, after hearing testimony from various officials involved in administering the program, concluded that Mr. Payton is correct. The Hearing Officer was overruled by the Acting Director of the National Appeals Division (NAD). The questions before us are whether the decision of the Acting Director is subject to judicial review and, if so, whether it was arbitrary and capricious.(1) I. Background The CRP authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to contract with eligible farm owners and operators to remove agricultural land from farm production under an approved conservation plan, in exchange for government payments. Participants must implement a conservation plan, establish vegetative cover, and not allow grazing, harvesting, or other commercial use of the crop from the designated land. Various statutes and federal regulations define and govern these (1) After examining the briefs...
IN RE WILHELM ELSNER United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1000 03-1569 (Serial No. 09/664,247) IN RE WILHELM ELSNER Julie W. Meder, Webb Ziesenheim Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, argued for appellant. Russell D. Orkin for appellant. John M. Whealan, Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for appellee. With him on the brief were Stephen Walsh and Linda Moncys Isacson, Associate Solicitors. Appealed from: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 03-1585 (Serial No. 09/267,559) IN RE KEITH W. ZARY Kenneth S. Klarquist, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, of Portland, Oregon, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was Kevin M. Hayes. John M. Whealan, Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With him on the brief were Stephen Walsh and Linda Moncys Isacson, Associate Solicitors. Patrick H. Ballew, Stratton Ballew PLLC, of Yakima, Washington, for amicus curiae Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute, Inc. Of counsel was Rex B. Stratton, of Seattle, Washington. Appealed from: United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 03-1569 (Serial No. 09/664,247) IN RE WILHELM ELSNER - 03-1585 (Serial No. 09/267,559) IN RE KEITH ZARY _ DECIDED: August 16, 2004 _ Before LOURIE, CLEVENGER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges. LOURIE, Circuit Judge. Wilhelm Elsner appeals from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences affirming the rejection of claim 1 of United States plant patent application 09/664,247 as anticip...
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