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Parties Involved:
KC Super Market
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff
John Xiong
Defendant

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KIRK E. SHERRIFF

Asst. United States Attorney

Federal Building, Rm. 3654

1130 "O" Street

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 498-7272

Fax: (559) 498-7432

Attorneys for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

KC SUPER MARKET, and JOHN

XIONG,

Defendants.

 

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Case No.: 1:05-CV-01644 AWI SMS 

CONSENT DECREE AND JUDGMENT

On December 29, 2005 the United States of America brought a

Complaint for Injunctive Relief pursuant to the Federal Meat

Inspection Act ("FMIA"), 21 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq., and the

Poultry Products Inspection Act ("PPIA"), 21 U.S.C. §§ 451 et

seq., to enjoin defendants from violating the FMIA and PPIA by

offering to sell, and selling, uninspected and misbranded meat

and poultry products. Specific instances of such conduct by

defendants are set forth in the Complaint.

WHEREAS the parties hereto desire to settle this action, and

therefore consent to the entry by the Court of the following

provisions as a judgment in this action,

NOW, on the joint application of all parties, it is hereby 

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STIPULATED, CONSENTED TO, and AGREED that: 

1. This Court has personal jurisdiction over all the

parties to this action.

2. Defendants, their successors and assigns, their agents

and employees, and those persons in active concert or

participation with them, whether directly or indirectly, are

permanently enjoined from selling, offering for sale,

transporting, offering for transportation, or receiving in

commerce, any uninspected or misbranded meat or meat food

products required to be inspected under the FMIA.

3. Defendants, their successors and assigns, their agents

and employees, and those persons in active concert or

participation with them, whether directly or indirectly, are

permanently enjoined from selling, offering for sale,

transporting, offering for transportation, or receiving in

commerce, any uninspected or misbranded poultry or poultry

products required to be inspected under the PPIA.

4. Defendants shall, for the entire time in which they do

business, prepare and maintain records documenting all meat and

poultry products that defendants sell, offer for sale, transport,

offer for transportation, or receive in commerce. Such records

shall include, but are not limited to, records of all purchases,

sales, transfers, and deliveries of all meat and poultry

products, as defined by the FMIA and the PPIA, and shall include

the prices, dates, locations, and other parties involved in all

such transactions. Defendants shall maintain each record for a

period of not less than three years from the date of origination

of such record.

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5. Defendants shall, at all reasonable times, afford duly

authorized representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

full access to defendants' places of business. Full access shall

include full and unimpeded opportunity to inspect and examine the

facilities, inventory, and records of defendants' places of

business, to copy all such records, and to take reasonable

samples of inventory. All reasonable times shall include any

hours during which defendants are doing business.

6. Defendants agree that, upon the violation of any of the

provisions of this Consent Decree, defendants shall be

immediately jointly and severally liable to plaintiff for each

item of uninspected or misbranded meat or poultry product offered

for sale, sold, offered for transportation, transported, or

received in commerce as follows: 1) first violation the sum of

$250.00 per item; 2) second violation and any subsequent

violation, the sum of $500.00 per item. Defendants further agree

that plaintiff shall have the right to enter upon defendants'

place of business and seize and destroy any and all misbranded,

uninspected, or adulterated meat or poultry products.

7. Neither this Consent Decree and Judgment, nor the terms

and conditions hereof, shall be deemed a waiver of plaintiff's

right to seek relief for the violations alleged in the Complaint.

8. The Complaint is hereby dismissed without prejudice and

without costs, except that this Court shall retain jurisdiction

to enforce the terms of this Consent Decree and Judgment.

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Entry Consented to:

FOR DEFENDANTS FOR PLAINTIFF

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/s/ John Xiong

(signature on file) By: /s/ Kirk Sherriff 

JOHN XIONG KIRK E. SHERRIFF

on behalf of defendant Assistant U.S. Attorney

KC Super Market

/s/ John Xiong

(signature on file) 

JOHN XIONG,

in his individual capacity

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2006 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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