Furniture Brands International, Inc. v. United States

NOTE: ThiS order is nonprecedential United States Court of Appeals for the FederaI Circuit FURNI'I‘URE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, V. UNITED STATES Defendant-Appellee, AND UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, ` Defen,dant-Appellee, AND AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE AND VAUGHAN- BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., Defendcmts-Appellees. 2012-1059 Appeal from the United Sta1;es C0urt of Internati0na1 Trade in case n0. 07-CV-0026, Judge Tim0thy C. Sta11ceu. FURNITURE BRANDS INTL V. US 2 ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., PIaintiff-Appellant, V. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee, AND UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, 4 AND AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE, KINCAID FURNITURE CO., INC., L. & J.G. STICKLEY, INC., SANDBERG FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., T. COPELAND AND SONS, INC., AND VAUGHAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1196 Appea1 from the United States C0urt of Internati0na1 Trade in consolidated case n0. 07-CV-0323, Judge Tim0- thy C. Stanceu. ETHAN ALLEN GLOBAL, INC. AND ETHAN ALLEN OPERATIONS, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants, V. 3 FURNITURE BRANDS INTL V. US UNITED STATES AND UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, Defen,dants-Appellees, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, AND - KINCAID FURNITURE CO., INC., L. & J.G. STICKLEY, INC., SANDBERG FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., T. COPELAND AND SONS, INC., AND VAUGI'IAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC. - Defendan,ts-Appellees. 2012-1200 ` Appea1 from the United States C0urt of Internati0na1 Trade in case n0. 08-CV-0302, Judge Tim0thy C. Stanceu. STANDARD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.., Plaintiff-Appellan,t, V. UNITED STATES, Defendcmt-Appellee, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, AND l FURNITURE BRANDS lNTL V. US 4 AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE, KINCAID FURNITURE CO., INC., L. & J.G. STICKLEY, INC., SANDBERG FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., T. COPELAND AND SONS, INC., AND VAUGHAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., Defendan.ts-Appellees. 2012-1230 Appeal from the United StateS Court of International Trade in case no. 07-CV-O028, Judge Timothy C. Stanceu. 1 ON MOTION Before BRYsoN, MAYER, L1NN, Circu,it Ju,dges. BRYsoN, Circuit Judge. 0 R D E R Furniture Brands Internationa1, Inc., Ashley Furni- ture Industries, Inc., Ethan Allen G10bal, Inc. et al., and Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc. each sepa- rately move for an injunction, pending appeal, to prohibit the United States from distributing funds currently being held for each appellant In deciding whether to grant a stay or injunction, pending appeal, this court "assesses the 1novant’s chances of success on the merits and weighs the equities as they affect the parties and the public." E.I. Dupont de Ne- 5 FURNITURE BRANDS INTL V. US mours & Co. v. Phillips Petroleum C0., 835 F.2d 277, 278 (Fed. Cir. 1987); see also Stcmdard Havens Prods. u. Gen,c0r In,dus., 897 F.2d 511 (Fed. Cir. 199O). To prevail, a movant must establish a strong likelihood of success on the merits or, failing that, must demonstrate that it has a substantial case on the merits and that the harm factors militate in its favor. Hilton v. Braun,skill, 481 U.S. '770, 778 (1987). Without prejudicing the ultimate disposition of these cases, and based upon the motions papers submitted, the court determines that the appellants have not met their burden. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT2 The motions for an injunction are denied. FOR THE CoURT MAR 0 5 2012 /s/ Jan I-Iorbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Joseph W. Dorn, Esq. Jeffrey S. Grimson, Esq. Patrick V. Gal1agher, Esq. Jessica R. Toplin, Esq. us con FlLED 2:;i1::ft2;?;,t:»qa» W@E€s==at"" Jeffrey M. Telep, Esq. MAR 05 2012 319 .1ANuonaA1v clean