Orleans International, Inc. v. United States

Opinion

CARMAN, Chief Judge.

Defendant, United States, moves to dismiss this consolidated action 1 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to USCIT R. 12(b)(1). Plaintiff, Orleans International Inc. (“Orleans”) opposes Defendant’s motion, asserting this Court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1681(0(1), (2) and (4) (2000). For the reasons that follow, this Court dismisses this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

I. BACKGROUND

Orleans commenced the underlying action to challenge the constitutionality of assessments applied to imports of beef and related beef…