Horizon Lines, LLC v. United States

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ HORIZON LINES, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ 2012-1163 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of International Trade in No. 08-CV-0009, Judge Evan J. Wallach. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DEAN A. BARCLAY, William Mullen, PC, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were EVELYN M. SUAREZ, GEORGE H. BOWLES and J. FORBES THOMPSON. Of counsel was ROBERT S. ZUCKERMAN, Horizon Line, LLC, of Charlotte, North Carolina. JASON M. KENNER, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of New York, New York, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were BARBARA S. WILLIAMS, Attorney in Charge, International Trade Field Office, STUART DELERY, Acting Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, and EDWARD F. KENNY, Trial Attorney, of Washington, DC. Of counsel on the brief was PAULA SMITH, Trial Attorney, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, International Trade Litigation, United States Customs and Border Protection, of Washington, DC. EVELYN M. SUAREZ, William Mullen, PC, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae. With her on the brief were GEORGE H. BOWLES, DEAN A. BARCLAY and J. FORBES THOMPSON. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, MOORE, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 9, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk