United States Ninth Circuit

An importer may not bring a Bivens action to recover consequential damages against U.S. Customs agents who assessed import duty at an incorrect rate, as Congress has created an alternative remedial scheme by which importers may challenge classification of goods.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/06/2003
• Decided 05/28/2003
• Published 05/28/2003

Judges

• SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and MARTONE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elon A. Pollack, Los Angeles, CA, George A. Kaufman, Manhattan Beach, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert I. Lester, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.