Case: Federal-Mogul Corp., plaintiff, and Torrington Co., plaintiff-intervenor v. United States, defendant, and NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., NTN Corp., Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., Peer Bearing Co., NSK Ltd., and NSK Corp., defendant-intervenors; Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co., Ltd. and FYH Bearing Units USA, Inc., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors; Torrington Co., plaintiff, and Federal-Mogul Corp., plaintiff-intervenor v. United States, defendant, and NSK Ltd., NSK Corp., NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., NTN Corp., Caterpillar Inc., Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., Minebea Co., Ltd., NMB Corp., and Peer Bearing Co., defendant-intervenors; NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., and NTN Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, Torrington Co.; Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors; NSK Ltd. and NSK Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors; Peer Bearing Co., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors; General Electric Co., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors; Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. and Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., plaintiff v. United States and U.S. Department of Commerce, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors; Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. and Nachi America, Inc., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors
Abbreviation: Federal-Mogul Corp. v. United States
Decision Date: 1992-03-31
Docket Number: Court No. 91-07-00530; Court No. 91-08-00555; Court No. 91-08-00569; Court No. 91-08-00577; Court No. 91-08-00578; Court No. 91-08-00580; Court No. 91-08-00588; Court No. 91-08-00591; Court No. 91-08-00595
Citation: 16 Ct. Int'l Trade 210
Volume: 16
Reporter: United States Court of International Trade Reports
Court: United States Court of International Trade
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Federal-Mogul Corp., plaintiff, and Torrington Co., plaintiff-intervenor v. United States, defendant, and NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., NTN Corp., Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., Peer Bearing Co., NSK Ltd., and NSK Corp., defendant-intervenors Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co., Ltd. and FYH Bearing Units USA, Inc., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Torrington Co., plaintiff, and Federal-Mogul Corp., plaintiff-intervenor v. United States, defendant, and NSK Ltd., NSK Corp., NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., NTN Corp., Caterpillar Inc., Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., Minebea Co., Ltd., NMB Corp., and Peer Bearing Co., defendant-intervenors NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., and NTN Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, Torrington Co.; Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors NSK Ltd. and NSK Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Peer Bearing Co., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors General Electric Co., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. and Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., plaintiff v. United States and U.S. Department of Commerce, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. and Nachi America, Inc., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors
Judges: 
Pages: 210–213

Head Matter:
788 F. Supp. 1225
Federal-Mogul Corp., plaintiff, and Torrington Co., plaintiff-intervenor v. United States, defendant, and NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., NTN Corp., Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., Peer Bearing Co., NSK Ltd., and NSK Corp., defendant-intervenors Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co., Ltd. and FYH Bearing Units USA, Inc., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Torrington Co., plaintiff, and Federal-Mogul Corp., plaintiff-intervenor v. United States, defendant, and NSK Ltd., NSK Corp., NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., NTN Corp., Caterpillar Inc., Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., Minebea Co., Ltd., NMB Corp., and Peer Bearing Co., defendant-intervenors NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., and NTN Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, Torrington Co.; Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors NSK Ltd. and NSK Corp., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Peer Bearing Co., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors General Electric Co., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. and Koyo Corp. of U.S.A., plaintiff v. United States and U.S. Department of Commerce, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. and Nachi America, Inc., plaintiff v. United States, defendant, and Torrington Co. and Federal-Mogul Corp., defendant-intervenors
Court No. 91-07-00530
Court No. 91-08-00555
Court No. 91-08-00569
Court No. 91-08-00577
Court No. 91-08-00578
Court No. 91-08-00580
Court No. 91-08-00588
Court No. 91-08-00591
Court No. 91-08-00595
(Dated March 31, 1992)
Frederick L. Ikenson, P. C. (Frederick L. Ikenson, J. Eric Nissley, Joseph A. Perna, V and Larry Hampel) for plaintiff, plaintiff-intervenor and defendant-intervenor Federal-Mogul Corporation.
Stewart and Stewart {Eugene L. Stewart, Terence P. Stewart, James R. Cannon, Jr., Wesley K. Caine, Christopher J. Callahan, GeertDe Prest, Margaret E. O.Edozien,JohnM. Breen, Lane S. Hurewitz and Amy S. Dwyer) for plaintiff, plaintiff-intervenor and defendant-intervenor The Torrington Company.
Tanaka Ritger & Middleton {H. William Tanaka and John J. Kenkel) for plaintiff Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co., Ltd. and FYH Bearing Units USA, Inc.
Barnes, Richardson & Colburn (Robert E. Burke, Donald J. TJnger, Kazumune V. Kano and Diane A. MacDonald) for plaintiff and defendant-intervenor NTN Bearing Corporation of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp. and NTN Corporation.
Coudert Brothers {Robert A. Lipstein, Matthew P. Jaffe scndNathan V. Holt) for plaintiff and defendant-intervenor NSK Ltd. and NSK Corporation.
Venable, Baetier, Howard & Civiletti {John M. Gurley, John C. Dibble and Lindsay B. Meyer) for plaintiff and defendant-intervenor Peer Bearing Company.
McKenna & Cuneo {Peter Brick Feller and Lawrence J. Bogard) for plaintiff General Electric Company.
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy {Peter O. Suchman, Neil R. Ellis, Susan E. Silver, Niall P. Meagher and T. George Davis, Jr.) for plaintiff and defendant-intervenor Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. and Koyo Corporation of U.S.A.
O’Melveny & Myers {Greyson L. Bryan, Erwin P. Eichmann, Greta L. H. Lichtenbaum and Bruce R. Hirsh) for plaintiff Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation and Ñachi America, Inc.
Stuart M. Gerson, Assistant Attorney General; David M. Cohen, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice {VeltaA. Melnbrencis and Jane E. Meehan)-, of counsel: Dean A. Pinkert, Stephen J. Claeys and Craig R. Giesze, Attorney-Advisors, Office of the Chief Counsel for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, for defendant.
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy {Richard M. Belanger and Neil R. Ellis) for defendant-intervenor Caterpillar Inc.
Tanaka Ritger & Middleton {H. William Tanaka, Michele N. Tanaka and Michael J. Brown) for defendant-intervenor Minebea Co., Ltd. and NMB Corporation.

Opinion:
Opinion and Order
Tsoucalas, Judge:
Defendant has moved to consolidate Court Nos. 91-07-00530,91-08-00555,91-08-00569,91-08-00577,91-08-00578, 91-08-00580, 91-08-00588, 91-08-00591 and 91-08-00595 under the name Federal-Mogul Corporation v. United States, Consol. Court No. 91-07-00530.
The Torrington Company ("Torrington") opposes the motion insofar as it would consolidate Court No. 91-08-00569, where Torrington is the plaintiff, with the other cases at issue here. NTN Bearing Corporation of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corporation and NTN Corporation (collectively "NTN") takes no position in regard to the consolidation of these cases. No other parties have responded to defendant's motion.
Defendant's motion is filed under Rule 42(a) of this Court which states:
When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, it may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions; it may order all the actions consolidated under a consolidated complaint; and it may make such orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.
The rule gives the court broad discretion to grant or deny consolidation. Manuli, USA, Inc. v. United States, 11 CIT 272, 277, 659 F. Supp. 244, 247 (1987).
The nine cases which defendant seeks to consolidate challenge the final determination of the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration's calculation of dumping margins in the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts thereof from Japan. Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From Japan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, 56 Fed. Reg. 31,754 (1991).
Defendant argues that since the same administrative record and final determination are at issue in these cases, consolidation would promote judicial efficiency. Also, defendant argues that consolidation will allow timely and final resolution of all issues in each of these cases in order to determine the final dumping margins to be applied and provide ultimate relief to all parties.
Torrington opposes consolidation of Court No. 91-08-00569 because it believes that there has been no showing by defendant of common issues of law or fact in these cases, no showing that defendant would be injured by denial of consolidation, and because consolidation would inconvenience Torrington because its interests conflict with plaintiffs NTN, Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co., Ltd. and FYH Bearing Units USA, Inc., NSK Ltd. and NSK Corporation ("NSK"), Peer Bearing Company ("Peer"), General Electric Company ("G.E."), Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. and Koyo Corporation of U.S.A. ("Koyo") and Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation and Ñachi America, Inc. ("Ñachi") in Court Nos. 91-08-00555, 91-08-00577, 91-08-00578, 91-08-00580, 91-08-00588, 91-08-00591 and 91-08-00595.
Although the cases are clearly related, they are distinct. Of all the issues raised in the nine cases: three issues are similar in plaintiffs NSK, NTN and Koyo's cases; two issues are similar in plaintiffs Federal-Mogul and Torrington's cases; one issue is similar in plaintiffs NSK, NTN, Koyo and Peer's cases; one issue is similar in plaintiffs Torrington and Koyo's cases and one issue is similar in plaintiffs NTN and G.E.'s cases. Indeed, most of the cases have no issues in common.
The large number of issues which are not common to all the cases weigh against consolidation of these cases. Zenith Elecs. Corp. v. United States, 15 CIT 539, 540, Slip Op. 91-98 (Nov. 14, 1991) at 5. In addition, there has been no showing that denying consolidation would injure defendant. However, consolidation could prejudice the cases of various plaintiffs by making them both a plaintiff and a defendant in the consolidated case. This is a situation generally to be avoided. Atkinson v. Roth, 297 F.2d 570, 575 (3rd Cir. 1961). Therefore, defendant's motion to consolidate these cases is denied.