DOJ Asks to Be Served Section 301 Court Papers on CBP’s Behalf
COVID-19's “unprecedented complications” are making it impossible for Customs and Border Protection to be served summonses and complaints by certified or registered mail from many of the thousands of plaintiffs in the Section 301 litigation at the U.S. Court of…
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International Trade, said DOJ Wednesday in a motion (in Pacer) to adopt alternative procedures for service. Staff in CBP’s chief counsel’s office has “been working under maximum telework conditions,” and some mail “has been returned to the sender as undeliverable,” it said. To resolve the issue, DOJ’s international trade field office “agrees to accept service of these documents on behalf of CBP,” it said. The motion “concerns overall case management of an unusually large volume of cases,” it said. The attached list (in Pacer) of the 3,659 complaints filed through Tuesday spans 193 pages. All the complaints seek to get the Lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariff rulemakings vacated and the duties refunded.