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Dallas Crown sues
Dallas Crown Inc. filed suit last week against city of Kaufman, seeking a temporary injunction after the city cut off sewer services to the firm's meat processing facility.
A hearing will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Kaufman County Court-at-law to consider Dallas Crown's application for temporary and permanent injunctions against the city.
Last Tuesday, the city stopped providing sewer services to the plant that processes horse meat. According to the suit, Dallas Crown was notified by the city on July 26 that the plant was in violation of the plant's Wastewater Discharge Permit.
The notice said Dallas Crown had 10 days "to have their facility in full compliance." On Aug. 10, the city disconnected the plant's sewer service.
In an affidavit supporting the injunction request, plant manager Christophe Soenen claims Dallas Crown is exceeding requirements of its Wastewater Dis-charge Permit with the city.
"Our business is licensed, regulated and inspected by the USDA and Texas Animal Health Commission," Soenen said in the affidavit. "We are in good standing with both agencies."
Soenen also said in the affidavit that mayor Paula Bacon "both before becoming mayor and after elected, has worked with various individuals and groups to close our plant because of the type of business we perform."
Dallas Crown's request for an injunction said the city's actions makes "normal business operations impossible."
"This imminent harm will cause Plaintiff irreparable injury in that its business operations will be interrupted, causing valuable employees and customers to be lost," the suit claims.
Dallas Crown is asking the court to issue a temporary injunction that will force the city to reinstate sewer service "until final trial on the merits of Plaintiff's case."
Dallas Crown employs 52 people and processes horsemeat for human consumption, mainly in Europe.
Last year a group called Habitat for Horses sought to halt legislation that would have clarified state law concerning processing of horse meat for human consumption. The Texas attorney general issued an opinion in 2002 that processing horsemeat for human consumption was against state law.
The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Betty Brown (R-Terrell), was approved by the House of Representatives but died in a conference committee.
A hearing will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Kaufman County Court-at-law to consider Dallas Crown's application for temporary and permanent injunctions against the city.
Last Tuesday, the city stopped providing sewer services to the plant that processes horse meat. According to the suit, Dallas Crown was notified by the city on July 26 that the plant was in violation of the plant's Wastewater Discharge Permit.
The notice said Dallas Crown had 10 days "to have their facility in full compliance." On Aug. 10, the city disconnected the plant's sewer service.
In an affidavit supporting the injunction request, plant manager Christophe Soenen claims Dallas Crown is exceeding requirements of its Wastewater Dis-charge Permit with the city.
"Our business is licensed, regulated and inspected by the USDA and Texas Animal Health Commission," Soenen said in the affidavit. "We are in good standing with both agencies."
Soenen also said in the affidavit that mayor Paula Bacon "both before becoming mayor and after elected, has worked with various individuals and groups to close our plant because of the type of business we perform."
Dallas Crown's request for an injunction said the city's actions makes "normal business operations impossible."
"This imminent harm will cause Plaintiff irreparable injury in that its business operations will be interrupted, causing valuable employees and customers to be lost," the suit claims.
Dallas Crown is asking the court to issue a temporary injunction that will force the city to reinstate sewer service "until final trial on the merits of Plaintiff's case."
Dallas Crown employs 52 people and processes horsemeat for human consumption, mainly in Europe.
Last year a group called Habitat for Horses sought to halt legislation that would have clarified state law concerning processing of horse meat for human consumption. The Texas attorney general issued an opinion in 2002 that processing horsemeat for human consumption was against state law.
The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Betty Brown (R-Terrell), was approved by the House of Representatives but died in a conference committee.
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