ROOT SCIENCES, LLC v. UNITED STATES

Slip Op. 21-136 Court No. 21-00123.

543 F.Supp.3d 1358 (2021)

ROOT SCIENCES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant.

United States Court of International Trade.

October 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Peterson , Neville Peterson LLP, of New York, N.Y., argued for Plaintiff Root Sciences LLC. With him on the briefs were Richard F. O'Neill , of Seattle, WA and Patrick B. Klein .

Guy R. Eddon , Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of New York, N.Y., argued for Defendant United States. With him on the brief were Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, Justin R. Miller , Attorney in Charge, International Trade Field Office, Aimee Lee , Assistant Director. Of Counsel on the brief were Mathias Rabinovitch and Alexandra Khrebtukova , Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for International Trade Litigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, of New York, N.Y.


OPINION

This is a case about a cannabis processor manufactured in Germany that was seized by Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") as prohibited merchandise, namely drug paraphernalia, not subject to import. Is the dispute regarding that seizure to be adjudicated by the United States Court of International...

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