SILFAB SOLAR, INC. v. U.S.

2018-1718.

892 F.3d 1340 (2018)

SILFAB SOLAR, INC., Heliene, Inc., Canadian Solar (Usa), Inc., Canadian Solar Solutions, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES, United States Customs and Border Protection, United States International Trade Commission, Chairman Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, Solarworld Americas, Inc., Defendants-Appellees Suniva, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: June 15, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JONATHAN THOMAS STOEL , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by CRAIG ANDERSON LEWIS , MITCHELL REICH , ROBERT B. WOLINSKY .

JEANNE DAVIDSON , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees United States, United States Customs and Border Protection, Kevin K. McAleenan, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Robert E. Lighthizer. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER , TARA K. HOGAN , JOSHUA E. KURLAND , STEPHEN CARL TOSINI .

JOHN DAVID HENDERSON , Office of the General Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees United States International Trade Commission, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein. Also represented by DOMINIC L. BIANCHI , ANDREA C. CASSON .

TIMOTHY C. BRIGHTBILL , Wiley Rein, LLP, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee SolarWorld Americas, Inc. Also represented by TESSA V. CAPELOTO , LAURA EL-SABAAWI , USHA NEELAKANTAN , MAUREEN E. THORSON .

DANIEL L. PORTER , Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Government of Canada. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER A. DUNN , JAMES P. DURLING .

Before Dyk, Moore, and Reyna, Circuit Judges.


Silfab Solar Inc., Heliene Inc., Canadian Solar (USA) Inc., and Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. ("appellants") sought a preliminary injunction to bar the enforcement of presidentially imposed tariffs on solar products. The Court of International Trade ("CIT") denied the injunction. We affirm. We conclude that the President's actions...

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