PAT HUVAL RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR, INC. v. U.S.

Slip Op. 08-26. Court No. 06-00290.

547 F.Supp.2d 1352 (2008)

PAT HUVAL RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR, INC., Jim Fruge d/b/a Fisherman's Cove, Catfish Wholesale, Inc., Frank Melancon d/b/a French's Enterprises Seafood Peeling Plant, Aqua Farms Crawfish, Inc., Andre Leger d/b/a Chez Francois, Charles Bernard d/b/a Charles' Crawfish Pad, and J. Bernard Seafood Processing, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, United States International Trade Commission, Daniel R. Pearson (Chairman, United States International Trade Commission), United States Customs & Border Protection, and W. Ralph Basham (Commissioner, United States Customs & Border Protection), Defendants.

United States Court of International Trade.

March 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Soileau Law Office (Jacques P. Soileau and Walter Glenn Soileau) for Plaintiffs: Pat Huval Restaurant & Oyster Bar, Inc.; Jim Fruge d/b/a Fisherman's Cove; Catfish Wholesale, Inc; Frank Melancon d/b/a French's Enterprises Seafood Peeling Plant; Aqua Farms Crawfish, Inc.; Andre Leger d/b/a Chez Francois; Charles Bernard d/b/a Charles' Crawfish Pad; and J. Bernard Seafood Processing, Inc.

Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC (John M. Gurley and Nancy A. Noonan), Washington, DC, for Plaintiff, Koyo Corporation of U.S.A.

Steptoe & Johnson, LLP (Herbert C. Shelley, Alice A. Kipel, and Susan R. Gihring), Washington, DC, for Plaintiff, SKF USA Inc.

Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General; Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice (David S. Silverbrand and Todd M. Hughes) for Defendants, United States Customs & Border Protection and W. Ralph Basham.

James M. Lyons, General Counsel, Neal J. Reynolds, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (Patrick V. Gallagher, Jr., Karen V. Driscoll, and Andrea C. Casson) for Defendants, United States International Trade Commission and Daniel R. Pearson.

Stewart and Stewart (Geert M. DePrest, Terence P. Stewart, and Amy S. Dwyer), Washington, DC, for Defendants-Intervenor, MPB Corporation and Timken U.S. Corporation.

Before: Gregory W. Carman, Timothy C. Stanceu, Leo M. Gordon, JJ.


OPINION & ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs1 assert various claims, including constitutional claims, arising out of the Continued Dumping and Subsidies Offset Act of 2000 ("CDSOA"), commonly known as the "Byrd Amendment." Defendants, United States International Trade Commission and Daniel R. Pearson (collectively, the "ITC") and United States Customs and Border Protection and W. Ralph Basham (collectively, "Customs"), and Defendants...

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