Court Opinion

ID: 624303
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2012-03-05 20:08:37+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:58:04.511201
License: Public Domain

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential
United States Court of AppeaIs
for the Federal Circuit
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellan,t, 4
V.
UNITED STATES
Defendan,t-Appellee,
AND
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION, `
Defenclant~Appellee,
AND
AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS
COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE AND VAUGHAN-
BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
2012-1059
Appea1 from the United StateS C0urt of Internati0na1
Trade in case n0. 07-CV-0026, Judge Tim0thy C. Stanceu.

FURNITURE BRANDS INTL V. US 2
ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Plczintiff-Appellant,
V.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee,
AND
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION,
Defendcmt-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 VAUGI'IAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY,
INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
2012-1196
Appea1 from the United States Court of Internationa1
Trade in consolidated case no. 07-CV-0323, Judge Timo-
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,
Defendcmts-Appellees,
AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Defen.dant-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 Court of Internati0nal
Trade in case no. 08-CV-0302, Judge Timothy C. Stanceu.
STANDARD FURNITURE
MANUFACTURING CO., INC..,
Plaintiff-Appellan,t,
V.
UNITED STATES,
Defen.dcmt-Appellee,
AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Defendant-Appellee,
AND

FURNITURE BRANDS INTL 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.,
Defendcmts-Appellees.
2012-1230
Appeal from the United States Court of lnternational
Trade in case no. 07-CV-0028, Judge Timothy C. Stanceu.
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ON MOTION
Before BRYsoN, MAYER, LINN, Circu,it Judges.
BRYSON, C'ircuit Judge.
0 R D E R
Furniture Brands International, Inc., Ashley Furni-
ture Industries, Inc., Ethan Al1en Global, Inc. et al., and
Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co., lnc. 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 moVant’s chances
of success on the merits and weighs the equities as they
affect the parties and the pub1ic.” E.I. Dupont de Ne-

5 FURNITURE BRANDS INTL V. US
mours & C0. v. Phillips Petr0leum C0., 835 F.2d 277, 278
(Fed. Cir. 1987); see also Standarcl Hcwens Prods. u.
Gencor In,clus., 897 F.2d 511 (Fed. Cir. 199O). T0 prevai1,
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. Hilt0n v. Braunskill, 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 ls ORDERED THAT:
The motions for an injunction are denied..
FOR THE COURT
 0 5  /s/ 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 0 5 2Ul2
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