Section 301 Plaintiffs, DOJ Spar on Proposed Procedure Schedule

Akin Gump lawyers for the Section 301 test plaintiffs and DOJ agree that plaintiffs’ comments on the Aug. 1 Lists 3 and 4A tariff remand results by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (see 2208020016) and a government response to those comments would aid the court’s evaluation of the remand results, said the two sides in a joint status report filed Monday in docket 1:21-cv-52 at the U.S. Court of International Trade. They propose that plaintiffs’ comments would be due Sept. 14 and DOJ’s response 30 days later, but the government says the plaintiffs aren't entitled to file a reply to the government’s response, as plaintiffs want to do by Nov. 4, said the report. The sides also disagree on the page limits for future filings, it said. Plaintiffs also are requesting oral argument on the remand results, but the government takes no position on the request.