United States Federal Circuit

A decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims holding that it did not have jurisdiction over plaintiff's claim for a refund of antidumping and countervailing duties paid to customs is affirmed where the Court of Federal Claims properly found that it lacked jurisdiction over the claim, and the court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion for a protective order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/05/2006
• Published 07/05/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth G. Weigel, Alston & Bird, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeanne E. Davidson, Deputy Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   On the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, Patricia M. McCarthy, Assistant Director, and Claudia Burke, Trial Attorney.