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Nature of Suit Code: 891
Nature of Suit: Agricultural Acts
Cause of Action: 

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FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

January 7, 2020

Christopher M. Wolpert

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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MIKE DaVAULT, d/b/a DaVault ArkMo

Farms; BRADLEY DaVAULT, d/b/a 

DaVault ArkMo Farms; DAVID 

DaVAULT, d/b/a DaVault ArkMo Farms; 

STEVEN A. WENTWORTH; CHARLES 

B. LEX; FIVE STAR FARMS; BEAVER 

CREEK FARMS, INC.; DEMMER 

FARMS, INC.; GRAFEL FARMS, LLC; 

D & S GRAIN & CATTLE CO. INC.; 

DAVID POLIFKA; DAVID POLIFKA 

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; 

BOTTOMS FARMS PARTNERSHIP; 

JPPL, INC.; NEBCO, INC.; TRIPLE BG 

PARTNERSHIP; DAVID 

SCHWANINGER; KAFFENBARGER 

FARMS, INC.; BIEBER FARM; 

ROLLING RIDGE RANCH, LLC; 

GRANT ANNEXSTAD; ROGER WARD; 

LEROY EDLUND; ROBERT 

NIEMEYER; TODD NIEMEYER; 

CUSTOM FARM SERVICES, LLC; 

CHARLES COBB; CE COBB FARMS; 

MARVIN MILLER; KRUSEMAN 

FERTILIZER COMPANY; AL-CORN 

CLEAN FUEL, LLC,

 Plaintiffs - Appellees,

v.

SYNGENTA AG; SYNGENTA 

CORPORATION; SYNGENTA CROP 

PROTECTION AG; SYNGENTA CROP 

PROTECTION, LLC; SYNGENTA 

BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.; SYNGENTA 

No. 18-3253 & 19-3009

(D.C. No. 2:14-MD-02591-JWL-JPO)

(D. Kan.)

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SEEDS, LLC, f/k/a Syngenta Seeds, Inc.,

 Defendants - Appellees.

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SIMON RADEMACHER; 

CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS,

 Objectors - Appellants.

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MIKE DaVAULT, d/b/a DaVault ArkMo 

Farms; BRADLEY DaVAULT, d/b/a 

DaVault ArkMo Farms; DAVID 

DaVAULT, d/b/a DaVault ArkMo Farms; 

STEVEN A. WENTWORTH; CHARLES 

B. LEX; FIVE STAR FARMS; BEAVER 

CREEK FARMS, INC.; DEMMER 

FARMS, INC.; GRAFEL FARMS, LLC; 

D & S GRAIN & CATTLE CO. INC.; 

DAVID POLIFKA; DAVID POLIFKA 

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; 

BOTTOMS FARMS PARTNERSHIP; 

JPPL, INC.; NEBCO, INC.; TRIPLE BG 

PARTNERSHIP; DAVID 

SCHWANINGER; KAFFENBARGER 

FARMS, INC.; BIEBER FARM; 

ROLLING RIDGE RANCH, LLC; 

GRANT ANNEXSTAD; ROGER WARD; 

LEROY EDLUND; ROBERT 

NIEMEYER; TODD NIEMEYER; 

CUSTOM FARM SERVICES, LLC; 

CHARLES COBB; CE COBB FARMS; 

MARVIN MILLER; KRUSEMAN 

FERTILIZER COMPANY; AL-CORN 

CLEAN FUEL, LLC,

 Plaintiffs - Appellees,

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v.

SYNGENTA AG; SYNGENTA 

CORPORATION; SYNGENTA CROP 

PROTECTION AG; SYNGENTA CROP 

PROTECTION, LLC; SYNGENTA 

BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.; SYNGENTA 

SEEDS, LLC, f/k/a Syngenta Seeds, Inc.,

 Defendants - Appellees,

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JAMI HAYHURST; DALE 

BROOKOVER,

 Objectors - Appellants.

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MIKE DaVAULT, d/b/a DaVault ArkMo 

Farms; BRADLEY DaVAULT, d/b/a 

DaVault ArkMo Farms; DAVID 

DaVAULT, d/b/a DaVault ArkMo Farms; 

STEVEN A. WENTWORTH; CHARLES 

B. LEX; FIVE STAR FARMS; BEAVER 

CREEK FARMS, INC.; DEMMER 

FARMS, INC.; GRAFEL FARMS, LLC; 

D & S GRAIN & CATTLE CO. INC.; 

DAVID POLIFKA; DAVID POLIFKA 

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; 

BOTTOMS FARMS PARTNERSHIP; 

JPPL, INC.; NEBCO, INC.; TRIPLE BG 

PARTNERSHIP; DAVID 

SCHWANINGER; KAFFENBARGER 

FARMS, INC.; BIEBER FARM; 

ROLLING RIDGE RANCH, LLC; 

GRANT ANNEXSTAD; ROGER WARD; 

LEROY EDLUND; ROBERT 

No. 19-3005

(D.C. No. 2:14-MD-02591-JWL-JPO)

(D. Kan.)

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NIEMEYER; TODD NIEMEYER; 

CUSTOM FARM SERVICES, LLC; 

CHARLES COBB; CE COBB FARMS; 

MARVIN MILLER; KRUSEMAN 

FERTILIZER COMPANY; AL-CORN 

CLEAN FUEL, LLC,

 Plaintiffs - Appellees, 

v.

SYNGENTA AG; SYNGENTA 

CORPORATION; SYNGENTA CROP 

PROTECTION AG; SYNGENTA CROP 

PROTECTION, LLC; SYNGENTA 

BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.; SYNGENTA 

SEEDS, LLC, f/k/a Syngenta Seeds, Inc.,

 Defendants - Appellees,

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EGLER BROTHERS, INC.; W. LEE 

EGLER FARMS, INC; F. RONALDS 

WALKER,

 Objectors - Appellants.

No. 19-3006

(D.C. No. 2:14-MD-02591-JWL-JPO)

(D. Kan.)

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ORDER

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This matter is before the court on Appellants’ Motion to Dismiss Appeals With 

Prejudice. Pursuant to a settlement agreement, the parties agree to dismissal of these 

appeals with prejudice with each party to bear their own fees and costs on appeal. 

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Accordingly, Appellants’ motion to dismiss these appeals is granted. See Fed. R. App. P. 

42(b); 10th Cir. R. 27.5(A)(9).

A copy of this order shall stand as and for the mandate of the court.

Entered for the Court

CHRISTOPHER M. WOLPERT, Clerk

By: Sunil N. Rao

 Counsel to the Clerk

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