PEERLESS INS. CO. v. U.S.

Court No. 87-06-00721.

703 F.Supp. 104 (1988)

PEERLESS INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant.

United States Court of International Trade.

December 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doherty & Melahn, William E. Melahn, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff.

John R. Bolton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Joseph I. Liebman, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, New York City, Barbara M. Epstein, U.S. Customs Service, International Trade Litigation, Edward N. Maurer, for defendant.


DiCARLO, Judge:

This action is before the Court following denial by the United States Customs Service (Customs) of a protest by the Peerless Insurance Company (Peerless) against payment as surety on a single-entry bond. The Court holds that Peerless did not file its protest within the 90 day statutory limit required by 19 U.S.C. § 1514(c)(2)(A) (1982). The Court dismisses this action for lack of jurisdiction.

BACKGROUND

Peerless is the surety...

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