An issue with the Court of International Trade's CM/ECF system has been resolved, the court said in a text-only notice to various litigants. The issue caused certain Notices of Electronic Filing, including those with deadlines, to not be received by their intended recipients (see 2501220091). The court said that to ensure all affected parties are aware of docket activity during the time that the CM/ECF system was impaired, the court will send regenerated Notices of Electronic Filing for the affected filings "in the near future." Those with questions were instructed to reach out to the courts CM/ECF Help Desk at 1-866-450-1859 or cmecf_helpdesk@cit.uscourts.gov.

The Court of International Trade's CM/ECF is currently experiencing some technical issues that are causing certain Notices of Electronic Filing, including those with deadlines, to not be received by their intended recipients, a representative of the court said in an email on Jan. 22. The court didn't provide an indication as to when the issue would be resolved.

Court of International Trade Judge Stephen Vaden earlier this month said he is working on two decisions to be issued simultaneously in a case on the International Trade Commission's affirmative injury determination on phosphate fertilizers. In a text-only order, the judge said one opinion will deal with the merits of the appeal, while the other will address the court's issue with the commission's treatment of confidential information (OCP v. U.S., CIT Consol. # 21-00219).

ASML, the major Dutch semiconductor tooling firm, is being accused of misleading investors about how its projected China sales and revenues were impacted by recently imposed export controls.

The federal government payment website Pay.gov will undergo maintenance Jan. 12, from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST, the Court of International Trade announced. Documents requiring payment through the site can't be filed on CM/ECF during this time.

The Court of International Trade will be closed Jan. 9 in observance of the national day of mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter, the court announced. The day will be considered a "legal holiday" for the purposes of computing time and motions to enlarge time under the court's Rule 6.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be closed on Jan. 9 in observance of the national day of mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter, the court announced. Arguments scheduled for Jan. 9 will be rescheduled, the court said.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Dec. 26 vacated its stay of an injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA's) beneficial ownership information reporting requirements. After staying the injunction on the grounds that the government would likely succeed in defending the CTA's constitutionality (see 2412240020), the court reversed course "to preserve the constitutional status quo while the merits panel considers the parties’ weighty substantive arguments" (Texas Top Cop Shop v. Merrick Garland, 5th Cir. # 24-40792).

President-elect Donald Trump announced his plans to nominate Court of International Trade Judge Stephen Vaden to be deputy secretary of agriculture. Vaden joined the court in 2020 after working in Trump's first administration as USDA's general counsel. Posting the announcement on Truth Social, the president-elect said that at the agency, Vaden "relocated and reorganized the Agencies that comprise the Department to better serve Rural America, and engaged in substantial regulatory reform."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be closed on Dec. 24 and 25, the court announced. The court said Dec. 24 will be considered a "legal holiday" for purposes of time computation and motions to enlarge time under CAFC Rule 26.