| | | | | | | On September 24, 2012, the Government (USDA) announced that it was accepting applications for payment to individuals who were discriminated against by USDA. The amount of money that has been set aside for this process is $1.33 billion. This money is made available under the JUDGEMENT FUND (31 U.S.C. Section 1304)---no cap. | | | | | | | | On September 14, 2012, a Federal District Court Judge, The Honorable Paul L. Friedman, announced that he had signed an ORDER extending the filing deadline for certatin Pigford II Claimants from May 11, 2012 to October 12, 2012. See Case 1:08-mc-00511-PLF --- Document No. 302 (09/14/12) Page 1 and 2.
| | | | | | | The BFAA, Inc. is encouraging all* of its members to either call 1 (888) 508-4429 and request the Claims Package --- which is referenced in the link (www.farmerclaims.gov). This process will end March 25, 2013.
The BFAA, Inc. will be conducting workshops to help all of its members fill out the Claims Package.
The Claims Administrator is encouraging the claimants in this process to use the help available from their community based organizations and/or hire their own attorneys, if necessary.
BFAA, Inc. 1 (901) 522-8880.
* Male and female | | | | | | | | | |
