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· 11/15/1901

Calhoun v. Teal

Citations

  • 106 La. 47

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>Where there exists error of fact, proceeding either from ignorance of that which really exists, or from a mistaken belief in the existence of that which has none, and this error was the principal cause of, and bore upon the motive for, yielding consent to a certain business agreement, relief against it may be had.</p>

How courts have described this case

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  • denying plaintiffs’ procedural due process claims because “[t]he trial de novo provision clearly afford[s] full procedural due process” (quoting Ibrahim, 834 F.2d at 54)
  • finding implausible that a small location with one cash register, no optical scanner, and a limited stock would be able to run multiple high value transactions within a short period of time
  • noting nothing prohibited the USDA from “solely” relying upon EBT transaction reports
  • \the Court agrees with FNS' conclusion that the 'disproportional amount of transactions that end in a same cent value' appear 'contrived.'\
  • “Plaintiffs . . . bear the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the agency’s action was invalid.”
  • recipients making multiple transactions in unusually short time frames, recipients making excessively large purchase transactions

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Judges: Blanchard

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