Rosa v. United States

The following memorandum accompanied the order granting plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the protest.

Richardson, Judge:

This case was forwarded to the Customs Court by the collector of customs at the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the basis of a letter, dated May 13, 1963, and stamped received May 22, 1963, which the collector considered to be a protest under 19 U.S.C.A., section 1520(c) (1) (Tariff Act of 1930, section 520(e) (1)).

David Busby, an attorney in the firm of Bushy and Rivkin, states in an affidavit that his firm represents the importer, that the letter of May 13, 1963, was not…