The Court of International Trade announced that Pacer.gov will undergo maintenance Oct. 12 6:55 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT. During this time, users may experience difficulties when "logging onto CM/ECF and when making payments through Pay.gov."

Court of International Trade Judge Timothy Stanceu joined many of his colleagues in granting the government's motions to stay its case before him, pending the federal government shutdown. Like other CIT judges, Stanceu ordered the government to file a status report within 10 days of the appropriations lapse ending to establish new filing deadlines (see 2510020051).

Court of International Trade Judge Gary Katzmann granted the government's stay request in various cases before him, due to the federal government shutdown. The judge gave the U.S. five days to file a status report after the shutdown ends to propose revised deadlines for the cases. Katzmann's approach differs slightly from the other judges, who largely also stayed the cases in which the U.S. had requested a pause, though the judges gave the U.S. a range of seven to 14 days to file a status report (see 2510020051). Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves extended the government's deadlines "commensurate with the duration of the lapse in appropriations," while Judge Jane Restani was the only judge to deny the stay motions, writing that the U.S. can seek specific relief if a deadline looms before the end of the shutdown.

Court of International Trade Judge Thomas Aquilino is now an inactive judge at the trade court, CIT Clerk of Court Gina Justice confirmed to Trade Law Daily. Judge Mark Barnett reassigned the cases pending before Aquilino to other CIT judges. Justice said Aquilino, who was appointed to the court in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan, is "subject to recall if needed." The judge assumed senior status in 2004.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Oct. 1 said it will "remain open for business and will maintain sufficient staffing as necessary to continue to support the court's constitutional and statutory obligations" through the government shutdown. The court said all scheduled arguments will proceed as scheduled, including the arguments set for both Washington, D.C., and Boston for the October 2025 session of the court. Electronic case filing will remain open through the CM/ECF system, and all filing deadlines will remain in effect, the court said.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Oct. 1 appointed two new members to the court's advisory council. Judge Kimberly Moore appointed Gabriel Bell, the head of Latham & Watkins' intellectual property appellate practice, and Kathi Vidal, partner at Winston & Strawn and leading IP litigator. Moore also reappointed Michelle Klancnik, assistant general counsel at the International Trade Commission, and Sonal Mehta, partner at WilmerHale, members to the council. All four will serve three-year terms, starting Oct. 1.

Gina Justice has become the clerk of the Court of International Trade following the retirement of Mario Toscano, Justice announced on LinkedIn. For the past decade, Justice worked as the trial court administrator for Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit, which is the state court system encompassing Tampa. Prior to joining the Florida court system, Justice worked for over 30 years for courts in Hawaii and Southern California, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Chinese semiconductor company Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. accused the Bureau of Industry and Security of illegally withholding documents related to its placement on the Entity List, adding that the government acted on "inaccurate" information from YMTC competitors when it imposed stringent export license requirements on the company in 2022. The firm also questioned whether the End-User Review Committee, the interagency group that makes decisions on adding or removing companies from the Entity List, followed proper protocol when it voted to put YMTC on the list.

The drop box for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be relocated to the National Courts Building's main lobby, effective Oct. 20, the court announced. The drop box will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, save for federal holidays. Before being deposited in the drop box, the court said, "all items must be date-stamped using the provided stamp and go through security screening."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Sept. 16 proposed amending seven of its practice rules and four practice notes to its rules. The court said public comments on the proposed changes are due by Oct. 16. If approved, the amendments would take effect on Dec. 1.