Seko Drops Suit Challenging Temporary Suspension From Type 86 Program
The Court of International Trade on Sept. 3 granted Seko Customs Brokerage's bid to voluntarily dismiss its case against CBP's temporary suspension of the brokerage from the Entry Type 86 pilot and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs at the Court of International Trade. Counsel for Seko didn't immediately respond to a request for comment (Seko Customs Brokerage v. United States, CIT # 24-00097).
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The decision comes after the court rejected Seko's bid for a preliminary injunction against its removal from the programs, finding that the company already received all the relief it sought when CBP conditionally reinstated Seko into the programs and explained why it was originally suspended (see 2407260045).
The U.S. moved to dismiss the case, similarly claiming that the company doesn't have a cause of action since it's been conditionally reinstated into the programs (see 2408060047). Most recently in the suit, the parties were haggling over the government's request for more time to file a brief in support of its motion to dismiss (see 2408230003).