UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT _________________

MAPLE DRIVE FARMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ┐ Plaintiff, │ │ │ No. 13-1091 NICHOLAS H. SMITH, │ Plaintiff-Appellant, │> │ v. │ │ │ TOM VILSACK, Secretary, United States Department │ of Agriculture, │ Defendant-Appellee. │ ┘ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Wester