Somermeier v. District Director of Customs for Port of Los Angeleslong Beach

448 F.2d 1243 Thomas G. SOMERMEIER, Jr., and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMS FOR the PORT OF LOS ANGELESLONG BEACH, William P. Knoke, District Director of Customs for the Port of San Diego, Donald C. Utterback, and District Director of the Port of San Francisco, George K. Brokaw, Defendants-Appellees. No. 25893. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. September 23, 1971. Coleman J. Lesser, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., Frederick M. Brosio, Jr., Chief, Civ.Div., Larry L. Dier, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Before HAMLEY, MERRILL and BROWNING, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 In dispute is the right to seven fifths of Scotch whisky confiscated by Customs officers when appellant and his wife arrived in Los Angeles following a direct flight from London. Appellant contends that he and his wife were entitled to bring into the United States one gallon each. They were, between them, allowed only three fifths. The District Court ruled in favor of the Government and this appeal followed. 2 27 U.S.C. § 122 prohibits bringing alcoholic beverages into any…