United States Ninth Circuit
US v. UNIVERSAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES CORP., 02-55340
The Court of International Trade has exclusive jurisdiction over this False Claims Act action, arising from a Chinese importer's scheme to evade US antidumping tariffs by transshipping. Summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/04/2003
- Decided 03/17/2004
- Published 03/17/2004
Judges
- Before REINHARDT, O'SCANNLAIN, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Gina McCoy,Horvitz & Levy LLP, Encino, CA, argued the cause for the appellants and filed briefs. Mitchell C. Tilner also was on the briefs.
- For Appellees:
- Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, an attorney on the appellate staff of the Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellee and filed a brief. Robert D. McCallum, Assistant Attorney General, Debra W. Yang, United States Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter, also were on the brief.