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Amos Miller Reaches Deal in Second Consent Decree

Michael Yoder — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:27:29 +0000

Embattled Upper Leacock farmer Amos Miller could have most of his civil fines wiped away and the threat of jail removed through a new consent decree presented to the court during a short 5-minute telephone conference last week. Miller, who has been in a years-long dispute with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice over the processing and selling of meats through his…

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Amos Miller Hearing Postponed, Former Lawyer Withdraws

Michael Yoder — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:27:11 +0000

The show cause hearing for Amos Miller originally scheduled for this month has been pushed back to December after Judge Edward G. Smith accepted arguments made by both sides to reschedule during a phone hearing last week. Miller’s lawyer assigned to the case for several years was also allowed to be withdrawn after nearly a year of motions by the Upper Leacock farmer to remove him from…

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Court Dismisses One Case in Amos Miller Saga as Another Proceeds

Michael Yoder — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000

One of two civil court cases opened by Amos Miller and making their way through the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals was dismissed last week for a “lack of appellate jurisdiction.” The Upper Leacock-based Amish farmer making national headlines for his battle with the federal government over food safety regulations and farm inspections originally filed the “interlocutory appeal” case in…

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