Sunpreme Inc. v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Sunpreme Inc. v. United States, 946 F.3d 1300 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Sunpreme Inc. v. United States

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

SUNPREME INC., Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, SOLARWORLD AMERICAS, INC., Defendants-Cross-Appellants ______________________

2018-1116, 2018-1117, 2018-1118 ______________________

Appeals from the United States Court of International Trade in No. 1:16-cv-00171-CRK, Judge Claire R. Kelly. ______________________

ON PETITION FOR PANEL REHEARING AND REHEARING EN BANC ______________________

JUSTIN REINHART MILLER, International Trade Field Office, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, New York, NY, filed a combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc for defendant-cross-appellant United States. Also represented by REGINALD THOMAS BLADES, JR., JEANNE DAVIDSON, JOSEPH H. HUNT, Washington, DC; MERCEDES MORNO, United States Department of Commerce, Wash- ington, DC. 2 SUNPREME INC. v. UNITED STATES

JOHN M. GURLEY, Arent Fox, LLP, Washington, DC, filed a response to the petition for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by DIANA DIMITRIUC QUAIA, NANCY NOONAN.

THOMAS M. BELINE, Cassidy Levy Kent USA LLP, for amicus curiae Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws. Also represented by JOHN M. HERRMANN, Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP, Washington, DC.

JOHN MICHAEL PETERSON, Neville Peterson LLP, New York, NY, for amicus curiae American Association of Ex- porters and Importers. Also represented by RICHARD F. O'NEILL.

MICHAEL KONRAD TOMENGA, Washington, DC, for ami- cus curiae TR International Trading Company. Also rep- resented by LAWRENCE J. BOGARD. ______________________

Before PROST, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, LOURIE, DYK, MOORE, O’MALLEY, REYNA, TARANTO, CHEN, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges. ∗ PER CURIAM. ORDER Cross-Appellant United States filed a Combined Peti- tion for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc. A re- sponse to the petition was invited by the court and filed by Appellant Sunpreme Inc. Several motions for leave to file amici curiae briefs were also filed and granted by the court. The petition was referred to the panel that heard the appeal, and thereafter the petition, response, and briefs of

∗ Circuit Judge Wallach did not participate. SUNPREME INC. v. UNITED STATES 3

amici curiae were referred to the circuit judges who are in regular active service. A poll was requested and taken. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The petition for rehearing en banc is granted. (2) The panel’s judgment and original opinion entered on May 16, 2019 is vacated and is replaced by the en banc opinion issued this date.

FOR THE COURT

January 7, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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