Legal Opinion
Nippon Miniature Bearing Corporation v. George J. Weise, Commissioner of the United States Customs Service United States Customs Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2000No. 97-55930PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BRUNETTI; Partial Concurrence and Partial. Dissent by Judge McKEOWN.
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the issue of whether the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) has exclusive jurisdiction to entertain claims brought by an importer challenging the legality of forfeiture and penalty assessment actions taken by the United States Customs Service (“Customs”). Nippon Miniature Bearing Corporation (“NMB”) brought action in the district court for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that Customs acted outside the scope of its authority when it seized NMB’s goods…
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