St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (Surety for Carreon, Inc.) v. United States

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• concluding that plaintiffs in civil cases bear a preponderance of the evidence burden of proof when no statute specifies otherwise
• “Customs may, for statutory purposes . . . employ up to four years to effect liquidation so long as the extensions it grants are not abusive of its discretionary authority.”
• If a state court makes factual findings without an opportunity 7 for the petitioner to present evidence, the fact-finding process may be deficient and the state court 8 opinion may not be entitled to deference.

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