Legal Opinion
United States v. Greenlight Organic, Inc.
United States Court of International Trade
Decided September 15, 2017No. Court 17-00031; Slip Op. 17-126PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Choe-Groves, Judge:
Before the court is the issue of whether the automatic bankruptcy stay of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) (2012) 1 applies to an action brought pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1592 for fraudulent misrepresentations made in the course of importing merchandise into the commerce of the United States. For the reasons set forth below, the court finds that the stay in 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) does not apply and this action may proceed accordingly.
BACKGROUND
This aetion concerns the alleged fraudulent importation of athletic wearing apparel from Vietnam, entered into the United States by Greenlight…
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