Court Preparing to Set Section 301 Oral Argument for Early 2022
Lawyers for DOJ and Section 301 sample-case plaintiffs HMTX Industries and Jasco Products, “in preparation for scheduling oral argument” in the case, should email the U.S. Court of International Trade by Friday disclosing any “scheduling conflicts that would preclude their…
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attendance at the hearing” in January or February, said an order entered Wednesday in master-case docket 21-cv-52 (in Pacer). Akin Gump attorneys for HMTX and Jasco are to file final written arguments on Monday, the last item on the case calendar in an April 13 scheduling order. Wednesday’s order appeared to dash any possibility of oral argument before year-end, as some lawyers involved in the litigation had thought might happen. Several thousand complaints were filed in the massive Section 301 litigation since September 2020, all seeking to have the Lists 3 and 4A tariffs on Chinese imports declared unlawful and any paid duties refunded with interest.