Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association International, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association International, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.

Opinion

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

ORGANIC SEED GROWERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATION, ORGANIC CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL, INC., THE CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTE, DEMETER ASSOCIATION, INC., CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY, BEYOND PESTICIDES, NAVDANYA INTERNATIONAL, MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION, NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF_NEW YORK, NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION/MASSACHUSET'I`S CHAPTER, INC., NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF RHODE ISLAND, CT NOFA, NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT, RURAL VERMONT, OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD & FARM ASSOCIATION, FLORIDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC GROWERS AND CONSUMERS INC., SOUTHEAST IOWA ORGANIC ASSOCIATION, MENDOCINO ORGANIC NETWORK, NORTHEAST ORGANIC DAIRY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE, MIDWEST ORGANIC DAIRY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE, WESTERN ORGANIC DAIRY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE, CANADIAN ORGANIC GROWERS, PEACE RIVER ORGANIC PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION,

ORGANIC SEED V. MONSANTO 2

FAMILY FARMER SEED COOPERATIVE, SUSTAINABLE LIVING SYSTEMS, GLOBAL ORGANIC ALLIANCE, FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW!, FARM-TO-CONSUMER LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION, MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE, FEDCO SEEDS INC., ADAPTIV'E SEEDS, LLC, SOW TRUE SEED, SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SEED EXCHANGE, MUMM'S SPROUTING SEEDS, BAKER CREEK HEIRLOOM SEED CO., LLC, COMSTOCK, FERRE & CO., LLC, SEEDKEEPERS, LLC, SISKIYOU SEEDS, COUNTRYSIDE ORGANICS, WILD GARDEN SEED, CUATRO PUERTAS, SEED WE NEED, ALBA RANCH, VVILD PLUM FARM, GRATITUDE GARDENS, RICHARD EVERETT " FARM, LLC, PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY FARM, INC, GENESIS FARM, CHISPAS FARMS LLC, MIDHEAVEN FARMS, KOSKAN FARMS, CALIFORNIA CLOVERLEAF FARMS, NORTH OUTBACK FARM, TAYLOR FARMS, INC., RON GARGASZ ORGANIC FARMS, ABUNDANT ACRES, T & D WILLEY FARMS, FULL MOON FARM, INC., COMMON GOOD FARM, LLC, AMERICAN BUFFALO COMPANY, RADIANCE DAIRY, QUINELLA RANCH, NATURE’S WAY FARM LTD., LEVKE AND PETER EGGERS FARM, FREY VINEYARDS, LTD., BRYCE STEPHENS, CHUCK NOBLE, LARHEA PEPPER, PAUL ROMERO, BRIAN WICKERT, BRUCE DRINKMAN, MURRAY BAST, AND DONALD WRIGHT PATTERSON, JR., Plaintiffs-Appellants,

AND

OCIA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INC., NORTHERN PLAINS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SOCIETY, MANITOBA ORGANIC

3 ORGANIC SEED V. MONSANTO

ALLIANCE, UNION PAYSANNE, FAMILY FARM DEFENDERS INC., INTERLAKE FORAGE SEEDS LTD., KIRSCHENMANN FAMILY FARMS INC., AND JARDIN DEL ALMA,

Plaintiffs.

V.

MONSANTO COMPANY AND MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

2012-1298

Appeal from the United States District C0urt for the Southern District of New York in case no. 11-CV-2163, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald. .

ON MOTION

ORDER

The parties jointly move for an extension of time, un- til July 5, 2012, for Plaintiffs-Appellants to file their initial brief and for an extension of time, until September 13, 2012, for the Defendants-Appellees to file their re-

sponse brief. Upon consideration thereof, IT Is ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted

oReAi\nc SEED v. moNsAN'ro 4 FOR THE C0URT

MAY 2 2 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk ccc Seth P. Waxman, Esq. Daniel B. Ravicher, Esq. 323 u.s.couni:i)'i='§.'r?rmwl=on THE FEDEHAI. CIRCU|T HAY 22 2012 JAN HUHBALY

CLERK __

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Status
Unpublished