U.S. Department of Agri. v. Bigelow Associated Farms

Full title: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL…

Court: United States District Court, D. Colorado

Date published: Oct 2, 2007

Civil Action No 07-CV-02057 JLK-MJW (D. Colo. Oct. 2, 2007)

Opinion

Civil Action No 07-CV-02057 JLK-MJW.

October 2, 2007

ORDER

JOHN KANE, Senior District Judge

The Court having reviewed the Motion for Enforcement of Administrative Subpoenas filed by Petitioner Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ("USDA-OIG"), and being fully advised of its premises, hereby:

ORDERS that the Motion for Enforcement of Administrative Subpoenas is GRANTED;

ORDERS that Respondents Bigelow Associated Farms, Inc., JB Farms, LLC, and Ken Burback shall appear before Special Agent Sharon Johnson, of the USDA-OIG at the USDA Suboffice located at 12136 W. Bayaud Avenue, Suite 210, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-2115, on October 12, 2007 at 9 a.m.;

ORDERS that Respondents Bigelow Associated Farms, Inc., JB Farms, LLC, and Ken Burback shall bring with them to the USDA-OIG office all records, documents, and information commanded and identified by administrative subpoenas duces tecum numbered 8212, 8213, and 8214, which were personally served on them on April 3, 2007 by USDA-OIG and are attached to this Order;

ORDERS that as commanded in the attached subpoenas duces tecum numbered 8212, 8213, and 8214, Respondents Bigelow Associated Farms, Inc., JB Farms, LLC, and Ken Burback are PROHIBITED AND ENJOINED from destroying, concealing, transferring or removing any of the records, documents or information identified in the subpoenas prior to review by the USDA-OIG.

SO ORDERED.