District Court, District of Columbia July 20, 1987, Civ. A. 87-0252-OG (Mid-Ohio Food Bank v. Lyng)

GASCH, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case initially came before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order. Plaintiffs challenged defendants’ deferral of $28 million of the $50 million Congress appropriated for the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (“TEFAP”) in fiscal year 1987.