Robbins v. Secretary of Treasury

Watson, Judge:

Plaintiff brought this action to challenge the revocation of his Customshouse Broker’s License by the Secretary of the Treasury. The revocation arose from the same facts as gave rise to the case of Allen Robbins and Robbins, Inc. v. James A. Baker, Et Al., Court No. 85-10-01442. The underlying cause of the revocation was the repeated failure of the brokerage of Robbins, Inc. to timely pay over to the Customs Service the sums paid to it by importers for customs duties.

The main distinction sought to be drawn by the plaintiff is based on his position that he was not actively…