United States v. Jac Natori Co.

Opinion and Order

Aquilino, Judge:

The trial of this case brought by the government pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1582 to recover penalties and duties under 19 U.S.C. § 1592, though conducted by able attorneys, failed to focus completely the picture begun to develop during the pretrial stage and reflected in slip opinions of the court numbered 93-70,17 CIT 348, 821 F.Supp. 1514, and 93-201, 17 CIT 1126, 836 F.Supp. 889 (1993), familiarity with which is presumed. The consequences of this failure must be borne by the parties in the manner discussed hereinafter.

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The few facts uncontested are set forth…