Plaintiffs-unsuccessful applicants to National Organic Standards Bd. lacked standing to challenge legitimacy of appointment of two members of said Bd., since unseating said members would not require that plaintiffs be put on said Bd. Moreover, plaintiffs could not establish any personal injury arising out of said members' presence on said Bd., and plaintiffs could not otherwise established that presence of said members “robbed them” of right to be considered for appointment to Bd., where Secretary of Agriculture had no duty to evaluate any particular applicant. As such, Ct. of Appeals could not direct Secretary to either appoint plaintiffs to Bd., give them favorable or any attention on their applications or put them into pool from which they could be selected as Bd. members.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
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