Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. United States

OPINION

Katzmann, Judge:

Can a surety’s argument—that' the United States Customs and Border Protection’s (“Customs”) demands for payment on bonds issued by the surety are untimely because they fall outside of the statutory limitations period—be raised in an administrative protest before Customs? Can the surety challenge Customs’ denial of its protest and raise that argument before this court? These are the principal questions presented by. this case. Plaintiff Hartford Fire Insurance Company (“Hartford”) initiated this lawsuit seeking a declaration from this Court that the claims of Customs for…