Cricket Hosiery, Inc. v. United States

OPINION

Musgrave, Senior Judge:

Plaintiffs bring this action challenging the constitutionality of the imposition and collection of fees on imports of cotton and cotton products pursuant to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966 (“Cotton Act”), 7 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq. The Complaint avers that this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i)(l), (2), and (4). The government moves to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction contending that the Cotton Act specifies the district court in which Plaintiffs have their principal place of business as the proper forum for an…