Case ID: ct-intl-trade_26/html/1016-01.html
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Author: {"author": "Carman, Chief Judge:\n    ", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

219 F. Supp. 2d 1355
    Orleans International, Inc., plaintiff v. United States, defendant
    Consolidated Court No. 01-00576
    (Dated August 27, 2002)
   ORDER

Carman, Chief Judge:

Upon consideration of plaintiffs motion for rehearing, defendant’s response thereto, a conference with the parties, and all other papers and proceedings had herein, it is hereby:

Ordered that plaintiffs motion for rehearing with regard to subject matter jurisdiction is Denied;

Ordered that the Court’s decision in Slip Op. 02-49 and its Order, dated June 3, 2002, holding that the United States Court of International Trade does not possess subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i) over this case is Affirmed;

Ordered that the Court’s decision in Slip Op. 02-49 and its Order, dated June 3, 2002, is Vacated to the extent it denies plaintiffs motion to transfer this action to the district court and dismisses this action;

Ordered that this Court, on the consent of the parties, Reserves judgment at this time on plaintiffs motion to transfer this action to the district court; and it is further

Ordered that this Court, on the consent of the parties, Certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(d)(1) the following:

This order includes a controlling question of law with respect to which there is a substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate appeal from this order may materially advance the ultimate termination of this litigation. That question is:
Whether the Court was correct in determining that the United States Court of International Trade does not possess subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i) over plaintiffs constitutional challenge to the beef assessments applied to plaintiffs imports of beef and beef products pursuant to the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2901-11.