Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc. v. Secretary of Agriculture
Appellant: BEN HOLTZ CONSULTING, INC., dba California Avocados Direct
Appellee: SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Case Number: 26-1168
Filed: November 18, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 5, 2026 Filing 15 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 14 ] filed by Appellee Secretary of Agriculture. The response brief is due 06/26/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [1164701] [IMH] [Entered: 05/05/2026 11:50 AM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 14 MOTION of Appellee Secretary of Agriculture to extend the time to 06/26/2026 to file brief. Service: 05/04/2026 by email. [1164230] [26-1168] [Catherine Yang] [Entered: 05/04/2026 09:14 AM]
April 14, 2026 Filing 13 FILED IN ERROR: NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submissions of Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc., Corrected Opening Brief and Amended Entry of Appearance [ # 11 ], [ # 12 ], are not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant documents due on 04/21/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1159560]--[Edited 04/21/2026 by IMH] [IMH] [Entered: 04/14/2026 01:03 PM]
April 10, 2026 Filing 12 Amended Entry of Appearance for Joshua Schnell; Samuel Van Kopp as counsel for Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc. Service: 04/10/2026 by email. [1158889] [26-1168]--[Edited 04/21/2026 by IMH to remove non-compliance language] [Samuel Van Kopp] [Entered: 04/10/2026 12:14 PM]
April 10, 2026 Filing 11 MODIFIED ENTRY: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc. Service: 04/10/2026 by email. [1158887]--[Edited 04/21/2026 by IMH - Reason: compliance review complete] [Samuel Van Kopp] [Entered: 04/10/2026 12:10 PM]
April 9, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc., Opening Brief [ # 9 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 04/16/2026. Unless ordered otherwise, the deadline for any responsive filing runs from service of the original version. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1158692] [IMH] [Entered: 04/09/2026 03:10 PM]
April 2, 2026 Filing 9 OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc. Service: 04/02/2026 by email. [1157319] [26-1168] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[ # 10 ] [Joshua Schnell] [Entered: 04/02/2026 09:54 PM]
February 4, 2026 Filing 8 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 7 ] filed by Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc. The opening brief is due 04/02/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [1144952] [IMH] [Entered: 02/04/2026 08:49 AM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 7 MOTION of Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc. to extend the time to 04/02/2026 to file brief. Service: 02/02/2026 by email. [1144460] [26-1168] [Samuel Van Kopp] [Entered: 02/02/2026 02:52 PM]
December 19, 2025 Filing 6 Certified list received. Service: 12/19/2025 by email. Refer to Fed. Cir. R. 31 for calculating brief deadlines from service of the certified list. [1135893] [IMH] [Entered: 12/19/2025 03:51 PM]
December 18, 2025 Filing 5 Docketing Statement for the Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc.. Service: 12/18/2025 by email. [1135489] [26-1168] [Samuel Van Kopp] [Entered: 12/18/2025 09:45 AM]
December 3, 2025 Filing 4 Certificate of Interest for Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc.. Service: 12/03/2025 by email. [1132227] [26-1168] [Samuel Van Kopp] [Entered: 12/03/2025 04:14 PM]
December 3, 2025 Filing 3 Entry of Appearance for Joshua Schnell-Principal; Samuel Van Kopp-Of Counsel. as counsel for Appellant Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc.. Service: 12/03/2025 by email. [1132226] [26-1168] [Samuel Van Kopp] [Entered: 12/03/2025 04:13 PM]
November 21, 2025 Filing 2 Entry of Appearance for Catherine M. Yang as counsel for Appellee Secretary of Agriculture. Service: 11/21/2025 by email. [1129601] [26-1168] [Catherine Yang] [Entered: 11/21/2025 09:34 AM]
November 18, 2025 Filing 1 Appeal docketed. Received: 11/13/2025. [1128755] Entry of Appearance is due on 12/02/2025. Certificate of Interest is due on 12/02/2025. Docketing Statement is due on 12/18/2025. Certified List is due on 12/29/2025. [IMH] [Entered: 11/18/2025 12:56 PM]

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Appellant: BEN HOLTZ CONSULTING, INC., dba California Avocados Direct
Represented By: Samuel Van Kopp
Represented By: Joshua Schnell
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Appellee: SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Represented By: Catherine M. Yang
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