G & R Produce Co. v. United States

OPINION

WALLACH, Judge.

I

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

This consolidated group of cases comes before the court following the refusal by the United States Customs Service (“Customs” or the “Government”) to stipulate judgment in each individual matter, pursuant to the court’s holding in Black & White Vegetable Co. v. United States, 125 F.Supp.2d 531 (CIT 2000). Familiarity with the court’s decision in Black & White is presumed. 1

As the current consolidated cases were originally suspended under Black & White, a brief summary of that case adequately describes their posture. In Black & White, plaintiff…