Libbey Glass v. United States

Ford, Judge:

This action was instituted pursuant to 516(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1516(c)) and 28 U.S.C. § 1581(b) to contest the denial by the Customs Service of a petition filed by plaintiff, an American manufacturer, on July 31, 1981.

Presently before the Court is a motion by defendant to sever and dismiss Baltimore Entry No. 84-116684-4 on the grounds the Court lacks jurisdiction over the merchandise covered thereby. The basis of the motion is that plaintiff, in filing its petition, contended that certain imported glassware exported by J.G. Durand Co. which had…