Opinion
Appeal No. 87-1061.
May 26, 1987.
Bernard J. Babb, Freeman, Wasserman Schneider, New York City, argued for appellant.
Joseph I. Liebman, Attorney in Charge, Intern. Trade Field Office, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, New York City, argued for appellee. With him on the brief were Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director and Florence M. Peterson, Washington, D.C.
Appealed from: U.S. Court of International Trade, Judge Carman.
Before DAVIS, Circuit Judge, NICHOLS, Senior Circuit Judge, and NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Coastal States Marketing, Inc. appeals from the decision in Coastal States Marketing, Inc. v. United States, 646 F. Supp. 255 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1986), granting the government's cross-motion for summary judgment in which Judge Carman of the United States Court of International Trade concluded that a mixture of Soviet gas oil No. 2 and Italian fuel oil No. 5 does not result in "substantial transformation" of the oil for the purpose of determining the country of origin and the appropriate duty. We affirm on the basis of the decision below.
AFFIRMED.