U.S. v. MILLENIUM LUMBER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.

Slip Op. 12-153. Court No. 06-00129.

899 F.Supp.2d 1340 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. MILLENIUM LUMBER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. and XL Specialty Insurance Company, Defendants. XL Specialty Insurance Company, Cross-Claimant, v. Millenium Lumber Distribution Co. Ltd., Cross-Defendant.

United States Court of International Trade.

December 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aimee Lee , International Trade Field Office, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of New York, NY, argued for Plaintiff. With her on the brief were Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, and Barbara S. Williams , Attorney in Charge, International Trade Field Office. Of counsel on the brief was Christopher Shaw , Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, of New York, NY.

Joel R. Junker , Joel R. Junker & Associates, of Seattle, WA, argued, for Defendant Millenium Lumber Distribution Co. Ltd. With him on the brief was William N. Baldwin .


OPINION

RIDGWAY, Judge:

The Government commenced this action against defendant Millenium Lumber Distribution Co. Ltd. and its surety, defendant XL Specialty Insurance Company, to collect more than $1.8 million in liquidated damages. See Complaint ¶¶ 1, 21, 31, 42, 44. According to the Government, Millenium breached the terms of its customs bonds by not providing required export permits to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.

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