American Grape Growers v. United States

Memorandum Opinion and Order

WATSON, Judge:

In this opinion the Court rules on a motion to dismiss made by defendant-intervenor Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. (Sea-grams), joined in by defendant intervenor Wellington Importers, Ltd. (Wellington) and supported by the defendant International Trade Commission (ITC).

The motion to dismiss attacks the standing of the plaintiffs to bring this action under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as well as their “standing” to be petitioners in the administrative proceeding of which this action is a judicial review.

This action was brought to obtain judicial…