McCarty et al v. Arkansas State Plant Board et al Reference : 60CV-17-6539 Complaint date : November 10, 2017 Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : United States, Arkansas, Pulaski County Plaintiffs types : Farmers Plaintiffs names : Michael McCarty, Perry Galloway, Becton Bell, Matt Smith, Greg Hart, Ross Bell, Defendants : Arkansas State Plant Board Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : No description Case nature : Civil court Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Dicamba, Xtendimax, Fexapan, Engenia Requests : Implementation of a May 25th cutoff date for Dicamba applications; one mile buffer zone between a dicamba application and any crop susceptible of dicamba injury; creation of a special application permit for the growing season use of dicamba in circumstances of severe pigweed infestation. Name of the Court : Circuit Court of Arkansas, Pulaski County, United States Jurisdiction level : Decision date : March 30, 2018 Decision nature : Negative Decision content : The judge ruled that the 6 farmers can spray Dicamba-based herbicides past the April 15 cutoff date that applies to the rest of the state. Legal basis : Court Ruling : No description Summary : 03.31.2018, the judge ruled that the 6 farmers can spray Dicamba-based herbicides that were blamed for hurting millions of acres of U.S. crops last year, past an April 15 cutoff date that applies to the rest of the state. The growers sued the Arkansas State Plant Board last year to nullify the deadline, but the case was dismissed, following a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision that the state cannot be a defendant in court. However, the farmers were exempt from the rule anyway because the inability to sue violated their due process rights. The state appealed that ruling to the state Supreme Court, which granted a stay of the judge's order. That means the farmers will not be able to use dicamba on Xtend crops until the appeal is decided. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : Complaint for declaratory judgement, injunctive relief, and judicial review of administrative acts Arkansas judge rules six farmers can spray controversial chemical Six farmers in state get judge's OK on dicamba Local Courts Lift Arkansas Weedkiller Ban, Creating Chaos Dicamba drama continues Decision on plant panel hits state law