United States of America v. Nebraska Beef, Ltd.

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Case Number:

8:15-cv-00370

Court:

Nebraska

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Joseph F. Bataillon

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  1. July 13, 2017

    Feds Win Round In Bid To Hold Meat Co. In Contempt

    The federal government on Thursday won a bid to compel Nebraska Beef Ltd. to show why it shouldn't be held in contempt of a court order that required it to perform non-monetary obligations under a settlement  that resolved the government's investigation into alleged discrimination.

  2. December 12, 2016

    Gov't Didn't Blow Immigrant Bias Probe Deal, Says Judge

    The U.S. Department of Justice did not violate the terms of a settlement it struck with Nebraska Beef Ltd. through the language it used to announce that its immigrant discrimination probe of the processed meat provider had been settled, a Nebraska federal judge found Friday.

  3. August 02, 2016

    Meat Co. Says Gov't Blew Deal Over Immigrant Bias Probe

    Nebraska Beef Ltd. has sought a quick win on its counterclaims that when the federal government made certain comments about the processed meat provider in unveiling their settlement of an immigrant discrimination probe, the government forfeited a $200,000 penalty payment.

  4. May 09, 2016

    Gov't Must Face Claim It Broke Deal In Immigrant Bias Case

    A Nebraska federal judge denied the government's bid to chuck a counterclaim in a case over a beef company's failure to pay a $200,000 penalty following a probe into whether it discriminated against immigrants, saying there was enough to draw a "reasonable inference" that the government could be liable for misconduct.

  5. October 13, 2015

    DOJ Sues Meat Co. For Failing To Pay Worker Violation Fine

    Beef between the Department of Justice and a Nebraska meatpacking company over its alleged discrimination against work-authorized noncitizens escalated on Tuesday with a complaint filed by the DOJ in Nebraska federal court claiming the company failed to pay a previously agreed to $200,000 civil penalty.