Any operation adversely affected by an AMS Administrator’s Decision may appeal that decision to a USDA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The ALJ will commence an administrative proceeding that will result in a decision on the operation’s appeal. The ALJ also may agree to a settlement between the USDA and the operation (a Consent Decision).
Initial Decisions
- 08/26/2015: Kriegel, Inc. & Laurance Kriegel (pdf)
- 08/03/2015: Ernest Miller, d/b/a Stoney-M Farm (pdf)
- 10/9/2014: Michael Tierney, d/b/a Birchwood Farms (pdf)
- 05/30/2014: Paul A. Rosberg and d/b/a Rosberg Farm (pdf)
ALJ Default Decisions
- 2/5/2024: Postmus Dairy LLC dba Postmus Organic Farms (pdf)
- 09/11/2018: Richard Landrigan, d/b/a Bonnie Blue Ranch and Grove (pdf)
- 03/16/2015: Emmanuel H. Coblentz (pdf)
ALJ Miscellaneous Orders and Dismissals
- 10/08/2015: Reinhold Heyde & Milton Heyde, d/b/a Heyde Farm (pdf)
- 06/09/2015: Paul A. Rosberg, d/b/a Rosberg Farm (pdf)
- 04/24/2015: Bob Thomas, d/b/a Magnum Land Holding (pdf)
ALJ Consent Decisions
- 5/7/2024: John L. Stoltzfus, d/b/a Riverside Farms (pdf)
- 6/17/2023: ROI Urban Farms LLC (pdf)
- 5/9/2019: Amos K. Stoltzfus, d/b/a Healthy Harvest (pdf)
- 4/8/2019: Fusion Organic, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V., d/b/a Fusion Organic of Jalisco, Mexico (pdf)
- 09/19/2018: Boliviana de Certificacion, a Bolivian corporation d/b/a Bolicert (pdf)
- 09/13/2018: John L. Zook (pdf)
- 08/29/2018: Natural Food Certifiers (pdf)
- 08/17/2018: Cozy Valley Farm, LLC (pdf)
- 11/09/2017: Christine Grovenstein, an individual d/b/a Seeds of Love Nursery (pdf)
- 07/20/2017: Xochitl, Inc. (pdf)
- 04/20/2017: Global Organic Alliance Inc. (pdf)
- 04/01/2016: Yorgo Foods, Inc. (pdf)
- 10/08/2015: Reinhold Heyde & Milton Heyde, d/b/a Heyde Farm (pdf)
- 07/01/2013: R and R Trade International (pdf)
- 06/21/2013: Guillermo de la Vega Canelos, d/b/a Avance Regional Agroindustrial, S.A. de C.V., and Agrozucar SA DE CV (pdf)
- 05/23/2013: Erik Johnson and Herbert York, d/b/a Sandy River Farms (pdf)
- 02/21/2013: Lindsey Citrus Management Inc BEC AG Services (pdf)
- 05/02/2012: Agreco R F Goderz L.P. (pdf)
- 02/07/2012: D&J Organic, Inc., Hydro Garden Farm, Inc., and Davie Yen (pdf)
- 03/23/2011: Hilmer H. Weidner dba Weider Farms (pdf)
- 01/10/2011: Certified Organic, Inc and Nanette D Rambo (pdf)
- 12/20/2010: Guaranteed Organic Certification Agency, and Charles Heermans (pdf)