UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

__________________________________________ ) ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-1875 (PLF) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) AGRICULTURE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________)

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”),

(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,

, 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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