AUXIN SOLAR, INC. v. UNITED STATES

Slip Op. 24-58 Court No. 23-00274.

698 F.Supp.3d 1353 (2024)

AUXIN SOLAR, INC., and Concept Clean Energy, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES; United States Department of Commerce; Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce; United States Customs and Border Protection; and Troy A. Miller, United States Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner, Defendants.

United States Court of International Trade.

May 9, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Beline, Chase J. Dunn, James E. Ransdell, IV, Roop K. Bhatti, Sydney C. Reed, Cassidy Levy Kent (USA) LLP, of Washington D.C., for Plaintiffs Auxin Solar, Inc. and Concept Clean Energy, Inc.

Douglas G. Edelschick, Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, D.C., for the Defendants. With him on the brief were Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Patricia M. McCarthy, Director, and Tara K. Hogan, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were Spencer Neff, Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, of Washington D.C., and Emma L. Tiner, Attorney, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, of Washington D.C.

Jeffrey S. Grimson, Bryan P. Cenko, Clemence D. Kim, Evan P. Drake, Kristin H. Mowry, Mowry & Grimson, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Intervenors American Clean Power Association, JA Solar USA, Inc., JA Solar Vietnam Co. Ltd., JA Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and JA Solar International Limited.

Jonathan T. Stoel, Michael G. Jacobson, Nicholas R. Sparks, Lindsay K. Brown, Hogan Lovells US LLP, of Washington D.C., for Defendant-Intervenors Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. and Canadian Solar International Limited.

Matthew R. Nicely, Daniel M. Witkowski, James E. Tysse, Julia K. Eppard, Sydney L. Stringer, Yujin K. McNamara, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, of Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Intervenors Solar Energy Industries Association and NextEra Energy, Inc.

Craig A. Lewis, Nicholas W. Laneville, I, Gregory M.A. Hawkins, Hogan Lovells US LLP, of Washington D.C., for Defendant-Intervenors BYD (H.K.) Co., Ltd. and BYD America LLC.

John B. Brew, Alexander H. Schaefer, Amanda S. Berman, Robert L. LaFrankie, II, Weronika Bukowski, Crowell & Moring, LLP, of Washington D.C., for Defendant-Intervenors Invenergy Renewables LLC and Invenergy Solar Equipment Management LLC.

Jonathan M. Freed, Doris Di, Kenneth N. Hammer, MacKensie R. Sugama, Robert G. Gosselink, Trade Pacific PLLC, of Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Intervenors Trina Solar (U.S.) Inc., Trina Solar (Vietnam) Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Trina Solar Energy Development Company Limited, Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd.

Gregory S. Menegaz, Alexandra H. Salzman, James K. Horgan, Vivien J. Wang, deKieffer & Horgan, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Intervenor Risen Solar Technology Sdn. Bhd.


OPINION AND ORDER

Before the court are: (1) the motions to dismiss under U.S. Court of International Trade ("USCIT" or the "Court") Rule 12(b)(1) of defendants the United States ("the government"), U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce"), Secretary...

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