Sakar International, Inc. v. United States

OPINION

STANCEU, Judge.

Plaintiff Sakar International, Inc. (“Sakar”) challenges as unlawful an administrative decision issued on December 29, 2005 by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security (“Customs”), assessing Sakar a mitigated penalty of $67,775 for the importation by Sakar of merchandise that Customs alleged to be counterfeit. Following a motion by defendant United States to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and the failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted, plaintiff moved to amend its complaint, which it…