CIT Judge Vaden Resigns From Court, Sworn In at USDA
Court of International Trade Judge Stephen Vaden resigned from the court on July 4 and was sworn in as deputy secretary of the Department of Agriculture on July 7. Vaden was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last month to serve in the number two role at USDA (see 2506120064).
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In response to Vaden's resignation, CIT on July 7 reassigned 30 cases away from Vaden. The following are the cases and the judges to whom they were reassigned:
- Blue Pipe Steel Center v. United States, # 21-00081 to Judge Timothy Reif
- Ellwood City Forge v. United States, Consol. # 21-00077 to Judge Timothy Reif
- Ellwood City Forge v. United States, # 23-00191 to Judge Timothy Reif
- ACProducts v. United States, # 24-00155 to Judge Leo Gordon
- ACProducts v. United States, # 24-00156 to Judge Leo Gordon
- Luscious Seafood v. United States, # 24-00069 to Judge Timothy Stanceu
- Catfish Farmers of America v. United States, # 24-00082 to Judge Timothy Stanceu
- Prysmian Cables and Systems USA v. United States, # 24-00101 to Judge Mark Barnett
- SeAH Steel VINA v. United States, # 23-00256 to Judge Mark Barnett
- SeAH Steel VINA v. United States, # 23-00257 to Judge Mark Barnett
- SeAH Steel Vina v. United States, # 23-00258 to Judge Mark Barnett
- Shanghai Tainai Bearing v. United States, # 24-00025 to Judge Richard Eaton
- United States v. Paul Bakhoum, # 24-00188 to Judge Lisa Wang
- Atlas Power v. United States, # 23-00084 to Judge Lisa Wang
- Bio-Lab v. United States, # 24-00118 to Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves
- Nippon Steel v. United States, # 21-00533 to Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves
- POSCO v. United States, # 24-00006 to Judge Jane Restani
- Pipe & Piling Supplies v. United States, # 24-00211 to Judge Jane Restani
- Larson-Juhl US v. United States, # 23-00032 to Judge Jane Restani
- China Cornici v. United States, # 23-00216 to Judge Jane Restani
- China Cornici v. United States, # 23-00217 to Judge Jane Restani
- Wabtec v. United States, # 23-00160 to Judge Gary Katzmann
- Wabtec v. United States, # 23-00161 to Judge Gary Katzmann
- Saha Thai Steel Pipe Public Co. v. United States, # 21-00627 to Judge Gary Katzmann
- Saha Thai Steel Pipe Public Co. v. United States, # 21-00049 to Judge Gary Katzmann
- Officine Tecnosider v. United States, # 23-00001 to Judge Claire Kelly
- Pitts Enterprises v. United States, # 23-00234 to Judge Claire Kelly
- Pitts Enterprises v. United States, # 24-00030 to Judge Claire Kelly
- Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret v. United States, Consol. # 21-00616 to Judge M. Miller Baker
- OCP v. United States, Consol. # 21-00219 to Judge M. Miller Baker
Vaden released a host of decisions recently as he works through the remaining cases that have been fully litigated on his docket. Since the start of June, the judge has issued five decisions.