United States v. Spanish Foods, Inc.

ORDER

TSOUCALAS, Senior Judge.

Defendants Spanish Foods, Inc., Lilliam S.Martinez, Francisco Hernandez-Perez, Fausto Diaz-Oliver, Remedios Diaz-Oliver and Vincente Hernandez-Perez (“Defendants”), being sued by the United States for civil penalties and lost duties for 158 violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1592 on March 27, 1998, had moved for summary judgment claiming that the Government commenced this action after the expiration of the five-year statute of limitations provided for in 19 U.S.C. § 1621, and the Government had filed a cross-motion for summary judgment striking defendants’ statute of…