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 without government inspection.
Star National has reached out to Food Safety News to opine that
Continue Reading Prairie Star National says it is not a ‘sovereign citizens’ organization as referred to in court
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 case and monetary judgment of more than $300,000.
His next court date is 2 pm
Continue Reading Amos Miller returns to court with a new, high-profile attorney from Los Angeles
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 a legal strategy somewhere.
Miller owns farmlands in multiple states and has a national sales
Continue Reading Amos Miller wants to fly on his own as civil action nears 6-year mark
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 a blizzard of court filings, usually signing them as “Amos Miller, living man.” In one
Continue Reading Miller ordered to make ‘good faith’ payments to court and FSIS
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 poultry inventory, records, employees, and other staff so that Mr. Lapsley could perform his court-directed
Continue Reading Marshals ordered to use ‘reasonable force’ to gain access for court expert
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 all involved to dial in at 1 p.m., March 9.
The status conference will be
Continue Reading Status conference set for ‘non-citizen’ Amos Miller as food safety compliance drama nears third anniversary
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 order gives Lapsley broad authority, including unimpeded access and power to make unannounced site visits
Continue Reading Food safety expert named by Court to resolve Amos Miller case
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 Farm are due in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The
Continue Reading Amos Miller still hanging with sovereign citizens, but expert oversight likely
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 naming Lapsley as an expert in the case to assist the court by 1.) monitoring
Continue Reading Court will likely name food safety expert Lapsley to sort out the Amos Miller mess
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, either $55,065 or $46,899. In a supplemental declaration filed with the Eastern U.S. District Court
Continue Reading Amos Miller owes more reimbursement charges to FSIS for investigating his farm
