Case Name: United States Shoe Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant
Court: United States Court of International Trade
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1995-12-04
Citations: 19 Ct. Int'l Trade 1413
Docket Number: Court No. 94-11-00668
Parties: United States Shoe Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant
Judges: Before: The HONORABLE Dominick L. DiCarlo, Chief Judge, and Jane A. Restani and R. Kenton Musgrave, Judges:
Reporter: United States Court of International Trade Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 1413–1413

Head Matter:
United States Shoe Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant
Court No. 94-11-00668
(Dated December 4, 1995)

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
Before: The HONORABLE Dominick L. DiCarlo, Chief Judge, and Jane A. Restani and R. Kenton Musgrave, Judges:
Upon consideration of plaintiffs and defendant's motions for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of this Court, the submissions of amici, the record, and other pertinent papers, it is hereby
Ordered that plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is GRANTED; and it is further
Ordered that defendant's motion for summary judgment is denied; and it is further
Ordered that the Harbor Maintenance Tax imposed, pursuant to the Harbor Maintenance Revenue Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-662,100 Stat. 4266, on merchandise exported from the United States be, and hereby is, declared to be unconstitutional as a violation of Article I, Section 9, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution; and it is further
Ordered that the United States Customs Service is hereby enjoined, as of the date of the entry of this Judgment, from the assessment and collection of Harbor Maintenance Tax in connection with merchandise exported from the United States; and it is further
Ordered that a money judgment is awarded plaintiff in the amount of $8,281.87, together with interest and costs as provided by law.