Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. v. United States

Newman, Judge:

This is an American manufacturers’ action brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1582(b)(1970), 28 U.S.C. 2632(a) (supp. V, 1975) and 19 U.S.C. 1516(c) (supp. V, 1975), involving the Antidumping Act of 1921, as amended (19 U.S.C. 160, et seq. (1970 and supp. V, 1975)). For the background of this litigation, reference-is made to my prior opinion in Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, etc., 80 Cust. Ct. 160, C.D. 4751, modified on rehearing, 81 Cust. Ct. 162, C.R.D. 78-14 (1978).

Plaintiffs, initially by means of a request for production of documents under rule 6.4, and now by…