Food Safety News last year referred to Prairie Star National Trust as a “sovereign citizens” organization after a court used the term in the Amos Miller case, which states that Miller has illegally sold meat
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Amos Miller returns to court with a new, high-profile attorney from Los Angeles
Amos Miller, along with his wife Rebecca, is scheduled to be back in federal court in two weeks with new lawyers, and maybe a new strategy to avoid imprisonment as a party in a civil…
Continue Reading Amos Miller returns to court with a new, high-profile attorney from Los AngelesAmos Miller wants to fly on his own as civil action nears 6-year mark
Amos Miller, the agribusinessman from Bird-In-Hand, PA, continues filing papers with the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania.
It’s not known if the filings are taking him down a rabbit hole or if there might be …
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Miller ordered to make ‘good faith’ payments to court and FSIS
After a court telephone conference this past week where Amos Miller agreed to comply with a court’s order, the judge then ordered him to make a “good faith” payments totaling $105,065.
Miller has responded with…
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Marshals ordered to use ‘reasonable force’ to gain access for court expert
Federal Judge Edward G, Smith of the Eastern District of Pennslyvania had reason to hope that Amos Miller would give George Lapsley, the court’s appointed expert “unimpeded access” to Miller’s Organic Farm’s facilities, meat and
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Status conference set for ‘non-citizen’ Amos Miller as food safety compliance drama nears third anniversary
In action in a food safety court case next week, Amos Miller, counsel for the parties and the court’s appointed expert, are summoned to an on-the-record telephone status conference. Federal Judge Edward G. Smith ordered…
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Food safety expert named by Court to resolve Amos Miller case
Federal Judge Edward G. Smith has his man. Agricultural expert George David Lapsley was named Thursday by Smith as the Court’s expert in the 3-year old proceedings involving Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm.
The…
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Amos Miller still hanging with sovereign citizens, but expert oversight likely
The Amish agribusinessman from Bird-In-Hand, PA, plays ball with an organization the federal court calls a sovereign citizen group. But it still, looks like Amos Miller may strike out.
Tomorrow, Miller and his Miller’s Organic …
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Court will likely name food safety expert Lapsley to sort out the Amos Miller mess
Food safety expert George D. Lapsley is in line for the court’s appointment to sort out the mess known as the Amos Miller matter.
Assistant U.S. attorneys Gregory B. David and Gerald B. Sullivan proposed…
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Amos Miller owes more reimbursement charges to FSIS for investigating his farm
Amos Miller, the Amish agri-businessman from Bird-In-Hand, PA, is likely to again be required to reimburse USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for investigation costs.
The only question is the amount he likely owes,…
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