Furniture Brands International, Inc. v. United States ( 2012 )


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  • NOTE: This order is n0nprecedential.
    United States Court of AppeaIs
    for the FederaI Circuit
    FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
    Plaintiff-Appellant,
    V.
    UNITED STATES
    Defendan,t-Appellee,
    AND
    UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE
    COMMISSION, ``
    Defendcmt-Appellee,
    AND
    AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS
    COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE AND VAUGHAN-
    BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.,
    Defendcmts-Appellees.
    2012-1059
    Appea1 from the United States C0urt of Internati0nal
    Trade in case n0. 07-CV-0O26, Judge Tin10thy C. Stanceu.
    FURNITURE BRAN``DS INTL V. US 2
    ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.,
    Plain,tiff-Appellant,
    V.
    UNITED STATES,
    Defen,0lant-Appellee,
    AND
    UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE
    COMMISSION,
    Defendant-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 VAUGHAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY,
    INC.,
    Defendants-Appellees.
    2012-1196
    Appe:-11 from the Unit;ed States C0urt of Internati0na1
    Trade in consolidated case n0. 07-CV-0323, Judge Tim0-
    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,
    Defendan,ts-Appellees,
    AND
    INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,
    Defen,dan.t-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 C0urt of Internati0na1
    Trade in case n0. 08-CV-0302, Judge Tim0thy C. Stanceu.
    STANDARD FURNITURE
    MANUFACTURING CO., INC..,
    Plczin.tiff-Appellant,
    V.
    UNITED STATES,
    Defen,dcmt-Appellee,
    AND
    INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,
    Defendant-Appellee,
    AND
    FURNITURE BRANDS lNTL 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.,
    Defendan.ts-Appellees.
    2012-1230
    Appeal from the United States Court of International
    Trade in case n0. 07-CV-0028, Judge Ti1n0thy C. Stanceu.
    n
    ON MOTION
    Before BRYsoN, 1\/IAYER, LINN, Circuit Judges.
    BRYsoN, Circuit Judge.
    0 R D E R
    Furniture Brands International, Inc., Ashley Furni-
    ture Industries, Inc., Ethan Allen Global, Inc. et al., and
    Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc. each sepa-
    rately move f0r an injuncti0n, pending appeal, to prohibit
    the United States from distributing funds currently being
    held for each appellant
    ln deciding whether to grant a stay or injunction
    pending appeal, this court “assesses the 1noVant’s chances
    of success on the merits and weighs the equities as they
    affect the parties and the public." E.I. Dupon,t de Ne-
    5 FURNITURE BRANDS INTL V. US
    mours & Co. v. Phillips Petroleum C0., 
    835 F.2d 277
    , 278
    (Fed. Cir. 1987); see also Stcmdard Hcwens Pr0ds. v.
    Gencor In,dus., 
    897 F.2d 511
     (Fed. Cir. 1990). To prevail,
    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. Hilton u. Braunskill, 481 U.S. 77O,
    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 0RDERE:o THAT:
    Tl1e motions for an injunction are denied.
    FOR THE CoUsT
    MAR 0 5 mm 131 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 ll 5 2Ul2
    819 JANHonsALv
    clear
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 2012-1200

Filed Date: 3/5/2012

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/22/2014