United States v. Wilfran Agricultural Industries, Inc.

Opinion & Order

CARMAN, Judge.

The government filed suit against Wilfran Agricultural Industries, Inc. (‘Wilfran”) seeking to recover penalties and duties for violation of section 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1592. (Doc. No. 4: First Amended Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 1.) Proof of service was filed on October 31, 2007. (Doc. No. 7 (“Service Affidavit”).) Wilfran did not answer the complaint, and the Clerk of Court entered Wilfran’s default on February 12, 2008. (Doc. No. 22.) During the course of reviewing the government’s subsequent motion for the entry of default…