Essex Manufacturing, Inc. v. United States

OPINION

RIDGWAY, Judge.

This action challenging a Notice to Redeliver merchandise is the final chapter in a saga that highlights the risks and dangers that attend the many opportunities inherent in doing business in today’s global economy. It is a saga of (in the words of Defendant) “an importation gone wrong,” in which (in the words of Plaintiff) “a secret, and still mysterious, documentation arrangement” between customs officials at home and abroad plays a central role; a saga set against a backdrop of international intrigue and events a half world away, revolving around a transaction tainted…