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CCA Seeks Permission To Provide Info In R-Calf Suit
WINNIPEG, MB, Feb 23, 2005 (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA), on behalf of Canadian cattle producers, has filed for permission to provide information in the R-CALF vs. United States Department of Agriculture law suit, a release from the CCA said Wednesday.
Legal counsel representing CCA and Canadian cattle producers has filed an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in the case being heard in the United States District Court in Billings, Montana, the release said.
Amicus briefs are legal documents filed by non-litigants in court cases which include additional information or arguments that those outside parties wish to have considered in that particular case.
The CCA brief focuses on the economics of re-opening the border to both live cattle and an expanded list of beef products, and argues that re-opening the border will not harm the U.S. beef industry, the release said. An amicus brief filed by the Government of Canada focuses on the scientific arguments for re-opening the border.
"The purpose of filing the amicus brief is to ensure that the judge hearing the case has all the relevant information needed to make an informed decision," said Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice President of the CCA in the release. "The information being filed dispels the myth that there are vast numbers of cattle waiting to cross the border on March 7. It also points out that consumer confidence has remained high in both Canada and the U.S. and re-opening the border will not negatively impact that confidence."
The judge hearing the case will decide if the brief filed by CCA, and amicus briefs filed by other interested parties, will be accepted, the release said.
WINNIPEG, MB, Feb 23, 2005 (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA), on behalf of Canadian cattle producers, has filed for permission to provide information in the R-CALF vs. United States Department of Agriculture law suit, a release from the CCA said Wednesday.
Legal counsel representing CCA and Canadian cattle producers has filed an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in the case being heard in the United States District Court in Billings, Montana, the release said.
Amicus briefs are legal documents filed by non-litigants in court cases which include additional information or arguments that those outside parties wish to have considered in that particular case.
The CCA brief focuses on the economics of re-opening the border to both live cattle and an expanded list of beef products, and argues that re-opening the border will not harm the U.S. beef industry, the release said. An amicus brief filed by the Government of Canada focuses on the scientific arguments for re-opening the border.
"The purpose of filing the amicus brief is to ensure that the judge hearing the case has all the relevant information needed to make an informed decision," said Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice President of the CCA in the release. "The information being filed dispels the myth that there are vast numbers of cattle waiting to cross the border on March 7. It also points out that consumer confidence has remained high in both Canada and the U.S. and re-opening the border will not negatively impact that confidence."
The judge hearing the case will decide if the brief filed by CCA, and amicus briefs filed by other interested parties, will be accepted, the release said.
I missed some of this one,,,,,,, who's briefs was the CCA pulling down and who's American ass was Laycraft trying to kiss this time? :roll: