Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. v. United States

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, ‘ V. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee, AND UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, ` Defendant-Appellee, AND AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE, KINCAID FURNITURE CO., INC., L. & J.G. STICKLEY, INC., SANDBERG FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., T. COPELAND AND SONS, INC., AND VAUGHAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1196 ASHLEY FURNITURE V. US 2 Appeal from the United States Court of International Trade in consolidated case n0. O7-CV-0323, Judge Timo- thy C. Stanceu. ETHAN ALLEN GLOBAL, INC. AND ETHAN ALLEN OPERATIONS, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants, V. UNITED STATES AND UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, Defendants-Appellees, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, AND KINCAID FURNITURE CO., INC., L. & J.G. STICKLEY, INC., SANDBERG FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., T. COPELAND AND SONS, INC., AND VAUGHAN-»BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC. Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1200 Appeal from the United States C0urt of International Trade in case n0. O8-CV-0302, Judg'e Timothy C. Stanceu. 3 ASHLEY FURN`[TURE V. US FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, V. UNITED STATES Defendant-Appellee, AND UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, AND AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE AND VAUGHAN- BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1059 Appeal from the United States Court of International Trade in case no. 07-CV-0026, Judge Timothy C. Stanceu. STANDARD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, V. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, ASHLEY FURNTTURE V. US 4 Defen,dant-Appellee, AND AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL TRADE, KINCAID FURNITURE CO., INC., L. & J.G. STICKLEY, INC., SANDBERG FURN'ITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., T. COPELAND AND SONS, INC., AND VAUGHAN-BASSETT FURN`ITURE COMPANY, INC., ' Defen,dants-Appellees. 2012-1230 Appeal from the United States Court of In_ternational Trade in consolidated case no. 07-CV-()028, Judge Timo- thy C. Stanceu. SCHAEFFLER GROUP USA, INC. Plczintiff-Appe.llant, V. UNITED STATES AND UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, Defendants-Appellees, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, AND THE TIMKEN COMPANY AND MPB CORPORATION, 5 ASHLEY FURNI’I‘URE v . US Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1269 Appeal from the United States Court of International Trade in consolidated case no. G6-CV-0432, Judge Gregory W. Carman. ORDER The court considers whether Ashley Fu.rniture Irtdus- tries, Inc. v. United States, 2012-1196 and Ethan Allen Global, Inc. u. United States, 2012-1200 should be treated as companion cases and whether the remainder of' the above-captioned cases should be stayed pending Ashley Furniture and Ethcm Allen. The court notes that these cases involve -related ar- guments regarding the constitutionality of certain provi- sions of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) and this court’s decision in SKF USA, In.c. u. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 556 F.Bd 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2009). Under the circumstances, the court deems it appropriate for Ethan Allen and Ashley Furniture to be treated as companion cases for purposes of oral argument and be heard before the same merits panel. The remain- der of the above-captioned cases are stayed pending issuance of the mandate in Ashley Furniture, 2012-1196 and Ethan Allen, 2012-1200. Accordingly, IT Is ORDERED THAT: (1) Ashley Furniture, 2012-1196 and E'than Allen, 2012-1200 are designated companion cases for purposes of oral argument, and will be argued together before the same merits panel. ASHLEY FURNITURE V. US 6 (2) The briefing in appeal nos. 2012-1059, 2012-1230, and 2012-1269 is stayed pending issuance of the man- dates in Ashley Furniture, 2012-1196 and Ethan Allen, 2012-1200. Within 14 days thereof, the appellants in each of appeal nos. 2012-1059, 2012-1230, and 2012-1269 are directed to inform this court concerning how they believe their appeals should proceed The other parties may also respond within that time. (3) A copy of this order will be forwarded to the mer- its panel in appeal nos. Ashley Furniture, 2012-1196 and Ethan Allen,, 2012-1200. HAY 08 2012 Date cc: Joseph W. Dorn, Esq. Jeffrey S. Grimson, Esq. Patriok V. Gallagher, Esq. Jessica R. Toplin, Esq. David W. DeBruin, Esq. Craig A. Lewis, Esq. Max F. Schutzman, Esq. Terence P. Stewart, Esq. s23 F0R THE CoURT /s/ J an Horbaly J an Horbal}z Clerk U.S. COUR`FEJIFE\PPEALS FUR THE FEDERAL C|HCUIT MAY U 8 2012 JAN HURBALY CLERK