Furniture Brands International, Inc. v. United States

NOTE: This order is n0nprecedential. United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, V. UNITED STATES Defendan,t-Appellee, AND UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, ` Defendcmt-Appellee, AND AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE AND VAUGHAN- BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., Defendcmts-Appellees. 2012-1059 Appea1 from the United States C0urt of Internati0nal Trade in case n0. 07-CV-0O26, Judge Tin10thy C. Stanceu. FURNITURE BRAN`DS INTL V. US 2 ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., Plain,tiff-Appellant, V. UNITED STATES, Defen,0lant-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 Appe:-11 from the Unit;ed 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, Defendan,ts-Appellees, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defen,dan.t-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 VAUGHAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC. Defendcmts-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.., Plczin.tiff-Appellant, V. UNITED STATES, Defen,dcmt-Appellee, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, AND 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 n0. 07-CV-0028, Judge Ti1n0thy C. Stanceu. n ON MOTION Before BRYsoN, 1\/IAYER, LINN, Circuit Judges. BRYsoN, Circuit Judge. 0 R D E R Furniture Brands International, Inc., Ashley Furni- ture Industries, Inc., Ethan Allen Global, Inc. et al., and Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc. each sepa- rately move f0r an injuncti0n, pending appeal, to prohibit the United States from distributing funds currently being held for each appellant ln 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. Dupon,t 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 Hcwens Pr0ds. v. Gencor In,dus., 897 F.2d 511 (Fed. Cir. 1990). 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 u. Braunskill, 481 U.S. 77O, 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 ls 0RDERE:o THAT: Tl1e motions for an injunction are denied. FOR THE CoUsT MAR 0 5 mm 131 Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Joseph W. Dorn, Esq. Jeffrey S. Grimson, Esq. Patrick V. Gallagher, Esq. Jessica R. Toplin, Esq. F"_ED DaVid W. DeBruin, Esq. Craig A. Lewis, Esq. Jeffrey M. Telep, Esq. MAR ll 5 2Ul2 819 JANHonsALv clear