LINYI CHENGEN IMPORT AND EXPORT v. UNITED STATES

Slip Op. 20-22 Consol. Court No. 18-00002.

433 F.Supp.3d 1278 (2020)

LINYI CHENGEN IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD., Plaintiff, and Celtic Co., Ltd., et al., Consolidated Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood, Defendant-Intervenor.

United States Court of International Trade.

February 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Menegaz , deKieffer & Horgan, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff Linyi Chengen Import and Export Co., Ltd., and Consolidated Plaintiffs Celtic Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Gsun Import & Export Co., Ltd., Suqian Hopeway International Trade Co., Ltd., Anhui Hoda Wood Co., Ltd., Shanghai Futuwood Trading Co., Ltd., Linyi Evergreen Wood Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Jiangyang Wood Industries Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Timber International Trade Co. Ltd., Linyi Sanfortune Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Mingzhu Wood Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Andefu Wood Co., Ltd., Suining Pengxiang Wood Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Shengping Import and Export Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Pinlin International Trade Co. Ltd., Linyi Glary Plywood Co., Ltd., Linyi Linhai Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Hengsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Shandong Qishan International Trading Co., Ltd., Suzhou Oriental Dragon Import and Export Co., Ltd., Linyi Huasheng Yongbin Wood Co., Ltd., Qingdao Good Faith Import and Export Co., Ltd., Linyi Jiahe Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Longyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Far East American, Inc., and Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood Co., Ltd., and Plaintiff-Intervenors Celtic Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Gsun Import & Export Co., Ltd., Anhui Hoda Wood Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Evergreen Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Glary Plywood Co., Ltd., Linyi Hengsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Linyi Huasheng Yongbin Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Jiahe Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Linyi Linhai Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Mingzhu Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Sanfortune Wood Co., Ltd., Qingdao Good Faith Import and Export Co., Ltd., Shandong Qishan International Trading Co., Ltd., Shanghai Futuwood Trading Co., Ltd., Suining Pengxiang Wood Co., Ltd., Suqian Hopeway International Trade Co., Ltd., Suzhou Oriental Dragon Import and Export Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Andefu Wood Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Jiangyang Wood Industries Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Longyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Pinlin International Trade Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Shengping Import and Export Co., Ltd., and Xuzhou Timber International Trade Co., Ltd. With him on the brief were J. Kevin Horgan and Alexandra H. Salzman.

Jeffrey S. Neeley and Stephen W. Brophy , Husch Blackwell LLP, of Washington, D.C., for Consolidated Plaintiffs Zhejiang Dehua TB Import & Export Co., Ltd., Highland Industries, Inc., Jiashan Dalin Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Happy Wood Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Jiangsu High Hope Arser Co., Ltd., Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Hanov International Co., Ltd., G.D. Enterprise Limited, Deqing China-Africa Foreign Trade Port Co., Ltd., Pizhou Jin Sheng Yuan International Trade Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Shuiwangxing Trading Co., Ltd., Cosco Star International Co., Ltd., Linyi City Dongfang Jinxin Economic & Trade Co., Ltd., Linyi City Shenrui International Trade Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Qianjiuren International Trading Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Top P&Q International Corp.

Jeffrey S. Grimson , Mowry & Grimson, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., for Consolidated Plaintiffs Taraca Pacific, Inc., Canusa Wood Products Ltd., Concannon Corporation d/b/a Concannon Lumber Company, Fabuwood Cabinetry Corporation, Holland Southwest International Inc., Liberty Woods International, Inc., Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., Richmond International Forest Products, LLC, and US Ply LLC. With him on the brief were Jill A. Cramer and Bryan P. Cenko.

Sonia M. Orfield , Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, D.C., for Defendant United States. With her on the brief were Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, and Tara K. Hogan , Assistant Director. Of counsel was Nikki Kalbing , Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Timothy C. Brightbill , Wiley Rein LLP, of Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Intervenor Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood. With him on the brief were Jeffrey O. Frank , Stephanie M. Bell , and Elizabeth Lee.


OPINION AND ORDER

At the center of this case is a discrepancy over one document — apparently during verification, the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") requested that Plaintiff Linyi Chengen Import and Export Co., Ltd. ("Linyi Chengen") provide a copy of the Chinese National Standard used to calculate the volume...

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