PLAINTIFF’S CLASS-ACTION COMPLAINT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH DIVISION Sid Miller, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Tom Vilsack, in his official capacity as Secretary of Agriculture, Defendants.

 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
Sid Miller, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff,
v.
Tom Vilsack, in his official capacity as Secretary of Agriculture, Defendants.
Case No. 4:21-cv-00595
PLAINTIFF’S CLASS-ACTION COMPLAINT

DEMAND FOR RELIEF 

Plaintiff Miller respectfully requests that the court: 

a. certify a class of all farmers and ranchers in the United States who are currently excluded from the Department’s interpretation of “socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher;” 

b. award the declaratory relief described in paragraphs 19, 20, 23, and 28; 

c. permanently enjoin Secretary Vilsack and his successors from implementing any racial exclusions or discriminatory racial preferences in Department of Agriculture programs; 

d. award costs and attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988; 

e. award all other relief that the Court may deem just, proper, or equitable. 

Dated: April 26, 2021

REFERENCE:
AMERICA FIRST LEGAL SUES BIDEN ADMIN TO END RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FARMERS AND RANCHERS
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas to stop the Biden Administration from administering a program created by Congress in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that discriminates against American citizen farmers and ranchers based upon their race. Specifically, Sections 1005 and 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provide benefits to farmers and ranchers, but excludes many potential beneficiaries based solely upon their ethnicity or race.