United States Federal Circuit

A decision of the Court of International Trade denying plaintiff-car maker's motion to amend its summons to include additional protests involving Customs' classification of certain imported merchandise is affirmed where the motion was properly denied as the omitted protests were time-barred.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2006
• Published 03/22/2006

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, Circuit Judge, CLEVENGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence M. Friedman, Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Ilya A. Bakke.


• For Appellees:
  
• Saul Davis, Senior Trial Counsel, 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 Michael W. Heydrich, Attorney, Office of Assistant Chief Counsel, International Trade Litigation, United States Customs and Border Protection, of New York, New York.