Sioux Honey Ass'n v. United States

OPINION

STANCEU, Judge:

Plaintiffs Sioux Honey Association, Adee Honey Farms, Monterey Mushrooms, Inc., The Garlic Company, and Beaucoup Craw-fish, Inc., dba Riceland Crawfish, Inc. (collectively, “plaintiffs”) brought this action against the United States and against a large number of private parties (“Surety Defendants”) engaged in the business of issuing customs bonds. Compl. ¶¶ 1-2. Plaintiffs, domestic producers of honey, mushrooms, garlic, or crawfish, alleged numerous statutory and regulatory violations by the United States Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and United States Customs…