United States v. Jac Natori Co.

Memorandum and Order

Aquilino, Judge:

In denying defendant’s motion to dismiss this action brought by the government pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1582 to recover penalties and duties under 19 U.S.C. § 1592, this court ordered the defendant to answer the complaint and that discovery be completed. See Slip. Op. 93-70, 17 CIT 348, 821 F.Supp. 1514 (May 12, 1993), familiarity with which is presumed.

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The first part of that mandate has been met but not the second. Rather, as the deadline for discovery drew near, the plaintiff interposed a motion to compel answers to its interrogatories and a motion to…