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Ford Motor Company v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1026 Fed. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit erred in holding, contrary to Supreme Court precedent, that a product"s post-importation modification and use can determine its classification under a tariff heading that is not statutorily "controlled by use"; and (2) whether the Federal Circuit erred in holding, in conflict with the decisions of the other 12 circuits, that an appellee must brief issues not decided by the trial court or raised by the appellant to preserve them for remand.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/20/2019Application (19A574) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 14, 2020 to February 13, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.
11/21/2019Application (19A574) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 13, 2020.
02/13/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2020)
02/19/2020Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner Ford Motor Company.
03/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 19, 2020 to April 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
03/16/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 20, 2020.
03/19/2020Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed.
03/19/2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Association of Exporters and Importers.
03/19/2020Brief amicus curiae of Customs and International Trade Bar Association filed.
04/08/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 20, 2020 to May 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
04/10/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 26, 2020.
05/26/2020Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
06/08/2020Reply of petitioner Ford Motor Company filed. (Distributed)
06/09/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
06/29/2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Association of Exporters and Importers GRANTED.
06/29/2020Petition DENIED.