This morning, the Federal Circuit released five nonprecedential orders. One remands appeals to the Court of International Trade. One grants a petition for a writ of mandamus, while another denies a similar petition. Two are dismissals. Here are the links to the dismissals and selected text from the remaining orders.
American Pacific Plywood, Inc. v. United States (Nonprecedential Order)
The United States moves without opposition to voluntarily remand these appeals to the United States Court of International Trade with instructions to remand to Customs and Border Protection for further proceedings consistent with Royal Brush Manufacturing, Inc. v. United States, 75 F.4th 1250 (Fed. Cir. 2023).
Upon consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion is granted to the extent that the cases are remanded to the Court of International Trade with instructions to remand to Customs and Border Protection for further proceedings consistent with Royal Brush, 75 F.4th 1250.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
In re Honeywell International Inc. (Nonprecedential Order)
Honeywell International Inc. petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Lone Star SCM Systems, Ltd. opposes. We conclude that the court’s denial of Honeywell’s motion to transfer amounts to a clear abuse of discretion leading to a patently erroneous result. We accordingly grant Honeywell’s mandamus petition and direct transfer.
In re Aputure Imaging Industries Co., Ltd. (Nonprecedential Order)
Aputure Imaging Industries Co., Ltd. petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to vacate its October 16, 2023, order and deny Rotolight Limited’s motion for substituted service. Rotolight opposes.
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Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The petition is denied.