INVENERGY RENEWABLES LLC v. UNITED STATES

Slip Op. 20-144 Court No. 19-00192.

476 F.Supp.3d 1323 (2020)

INVENERGY RENEWABLES LLC, Plaintiff, and Solar Energy Industries Association, Clearway Energy Group LLC, EDF Renewables, Inc. and AES Distributed Energy, Inc., Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES of America, Office of the United States Trade Representative, United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mark A. Morgan, Defendants, and Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc. and Auxin Solar, Inc., Defendant-Intervenors.

United States Court of International Trade.

October 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amanda Shafer Berman , John Brew and Larry F. Eisenstat , Crowell & Moring LLP, of Washington, DC and New York, NY, argued for plaintiff, Invenergy Renewables LLC and plaintiff-intervenors, Clearway Energy Group LLC and AES Distributed Energy, Inc. With them on the briefs were Kathryn L. Clune , Frances Hadfield and Leland P. Frost .

Matthew R. Nicely and Daniel M. Witkowski , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-intervenor, Solar Energy Industries Association. With them on the prior briefs were Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, of Washington, D.C.

Christine M. Streatfeild and Kevin M. O'Brien , Baker & McKenzie LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-intervenor, EDF Renewables, Inc.

Stephen C. Tosini , Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants. With him on the briefs were Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Ethan P. Davis , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, and Tara K. Hogan , Assistant Director.

John M. Gurley , Dianna Dimitriuc-Quaia and Friederike S. Friederike S. Görgens , Arent Fox LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-intervenors, Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc. and Auxin Solar Inc. With them on the briefs was Jessica R. DiPietro .


OPINION

The court returns to its order preliminarily enjoining the United States and the Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") from withdrawing its previously granted exclusion from safeguard duties on imported bifacial solar modules, duties which the President imposed by proclamation...

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