US Asks for More Words in Appeal of Steel Branch Outlets Scope Ruling at Federal Circuit
The U.S. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for 4,000 more words to file in its response brief in an appeal of the Commerce Department's finding that Vandewater Internaitonal's steel branch outlets are within the scope…
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of an antidumping duty order on butt-weld pipe fittings. The government said it needs 18,000 words instead of 14,000 words to address the "volume of information and arguments in the two opening briefs," which total over 22,000 words, and due to the "posture of this appeal and the arguments that appellants make," which require the U.S. to address the "complex procedural history." DOJ added that the other parties already consented to its request for a higher word count (Vandewater International v. U.S., Fed. Cir. # 23-1093).