United States Federal Circuit

Summary judgment in favor of an agency in a dispute involving its revocation of a customhouse broker's license is remanded for dismissal, as the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, and is reversed as to the trial court's admonition of an attorney where the admonition constituted a sanction and was an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2006
• Published 03/06/2006

Judges

• MAYER, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, MAYER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John J. Galvin, Galvin & Mlawski, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant and sanctioned party-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jack S. Rockafellow, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of New York, New York, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General and David M. Cohen, Director, of Washington, DC;  and Barbara S. Williams, Attorney-in-Charge, International Trade Field Office, of New York, New York. Of counsel on the brief was Marc K. Matthews, Attorney, Office of Associate Chief Counsel, United States Customs and Border Protection, of Long Beach, California.