Case Name: Van Oppen & Co., Inc. v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1966-09-12
Citations: 57 Cust. Ct. 214
Docket Number: C.D. 2764
Parties: Van Oppen & Co., Inc. v. United States
Judges: Before Bao and Ford, Judges
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 214–214

Head Matter:
(C.D. 2764)
Van Oppen & Co., Inc. v. United States
United States Customs Court, Second Division
(Decided September 12, 1966)
Plaintiff not represented by counsel.
John W. Douglas, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.
Before Bao and Ford, Judges

Opinion:
Rao, Chief Judge:
When the cases listed in the schedule of protests, annexed to this decision and made a part hereof, were called for trial, there was no appearance by or on behalf of plaintiff although due notice as to the time and place of trial had been given, and the defendant moved to dismiss the actions for want of prosecution.
It appearing from the official papers that no one of the entries herein was liquidated later than September 5, 1963, but that the protests were not filed until November 5, 1963, a date exceeding the statutory limit of 60 days fixed for filing protest in section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the protests are untimely. The motion of defendant to dismiss for lack of prosecution is, therefore, denied, but the protests are dismissed as untimely.
Judgment will be entered accordingly.