HORIZON LINES, LLC v. U.S.

No. 2010-1138.

626 F.3d 1354 (2010)

HORIZON LINES, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

December 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evelyn M. Suarez , William Mullen PC, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With her on the brief were George J. Bowles , Dean A. Barclay and J. Forbes Thompson. Of counsel was Robert Zuckerman , Horizon Lines, LLC, of Charlotte, NC.

Edward F. Kenny , Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, of Washington, DC; Barbara S. Williams , Attorney in Charge, and Jason M. Kenner , Trial Attorney, of New York, NY. Of counsel on the brief was Michael W. Heydrich , United States Customs and Border Protection, of New York, NY.

Before RADER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the decision of the Court of International Trade concluding that the government owed Horizon Lines, LLC (Horizon) a refund for duties imposed on certain work performed on the ocean carrier Horizon Hawaii (Hawaii) while the ship was overseas. See Horizon Lines, LLC v. United States, 659 F.Supp.2d 1285, 1290 (C.I.T. 2009). We conclude that the Court of International Trade...

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