Legal Opinion
United States v. Valley Steel Products Co.
United States Court of International Trade
Decided January 11, 1990No. Court 88-08-00686PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TSOUCALAS, Judge:
This case is before the Court on defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of double jeopardy. The complaint alleges defendants imported forty-three entries of steel products into the United States in violation of 19 U.S.C. § 1592 (1988), and seeks to recover maximum penalties allowed under the statute.
Defendants argue that in light of the punishment the defendants sustained in a prior criminal prosecution in connection with the same conduct, a civil penalty in the amount the Government demands would violate the Double Jeopardy Clause’s…
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