Legal Opinion

United States v. Modes, Inc.

United States Court of International Trade

Decided June 24, 1993No. Court No. 89-04-00206PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion and Judgment

Newman, Senior Judge:

The Government brings this action to collect a civil penalty from defendants pursuant to 19 U.S.C. §1592 (1984). This *628court previously granted partial summary judgment in favor of the Government on the issue of liability for fraudulent violations of section 1592, which consisted of the intentional falsification of invoices in connection with defendants’ importation of Taiwanese jewelry. 16 CIT 879, 804 F. Supp. 360 (1992). The issue currently before the court is the amount of the penalty, which was tried de novo by the writer under section 1592(e). In…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States of America and Robert W. Wallace v. Claude R. Wilson, Jr., and Modes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Murray v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. United States v. Ven-Fuel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  5. Florsheim Shoe Company, Div. Of Interco, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. United States v. Complex MacHine Works Co.United States Court of International Trade · 1999
  2. United States v. National Semiconductor Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. MatthewsUnited States Court of International Trade · 2007
  4. United States v. Ford Motor Co.United States Court of International Trade · 2005
  5. United States v. Optrex America, Inc.United States Court of International Trade · 2008

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