Parkdale International Ltd. v. United States

581 F. Supp. 2d 1334, 32 Ct. Int'l Trade 1104, 32 C.I.T. 1104, 30 I.T.R.D. (BNA) 2227, 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 111
CourtUnited States Court of International Trade
DecidedOctober 20, 2008
DocketSlip Op. 08-111; Court 07-00166
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Parkdale International Ltd. v. United States, 581 F. Supp. 2d 1334, 32 Ct. Int'l Trade 1104, 32 C.I.T. 1104, 30 I.T.R.D. (BNA) 2227, 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 111 (cit 2008).

Opinion

OPINION

EATON, Judge.

Before the court are the motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of the United States (“defendant”) and of United States Steel Corporation (“defendant-intervenor”). See Def.’s Mot. Dismiss (“Def.’s Mot.”); Def.Int.’s Mot. Dismiss (“Def.-Int.’s Mot.”). Plaintiff Parkdale International Ltd. (“Parkdale” or “plaintiff’) has filed responses to each of the motions. See Pl.’s Resp. Def.’s Mot.; Pl.’s Resp. Def.-Int.’s Mot. By their motions, defendant and defendant-interve-nor insist that the court does not have jurisdiction to hear plaintiffs claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1581®.

For the reasons set forth below, the motions to dismiss are granted, and plaintiffs complaint is dismissed. 1

BACKGROUND

Parkdale is an importer of corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (“CORE”) from Canada. Compl. ¶ 3. In the early 1990s the United States Department of Commerce (“Commerce” or the “Department”) issued an antidumping duty order on CORE from Canada (the “Order”). See Certain CORE and Certain Cui>-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Canada, 58 Fed.Reg. 44,162 (Dep’t of Commerce Aug. 19, 1993) (antidumping duty order). The Order was later amended in 1995. See Certain CORE and Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Canada, 60 Fed.Reg. 49,582 (Dep’t of Commerce Sept. 26, 1995) (amended final determination). On September 1, 1999, Commerce and the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC” or the “Commission”) commenced a “sunset review” 2 of the Order and determined, re *1336 spectively, that its revocation would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to the domestic CORE industry. Thereafter, Commerce published notice of the continuation of the Order in the Federal Register, which by its terms was effective as of December 15, 2000. See Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Carbon Steel Prods, from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, 65 Fed.Reg. 78,469, 78,470 (Dep’t of Commerce Dec. 15, 2000) (notice).

Five years later, on November 1, 2005, Commerce and the ITC commenced the second sunset review of the Order. See Initiation of Five-year (“Sunset”) Revs., 70 Fed.Reg. 65,884 (Dep’t of Commerce Nov. 1, 2005) (notice). In that review, while Commerce determined that revocation of the Order would likely result in the continuation or recurrence of dumping, the ITC determined that revocation of the Order would not be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic CORE industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Certain Carbon Steel Prods. From Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, 72 Fed.Reg. 4,529 (ITC Jan. 31, 2007) (final determination). 3 As a result, the Order was revoked. See 19 U.S.C. § 1675(d)(2); 19 C.F.R. § 351.218(a) (2006) (providing for revocation of an order based on a sunset review if either Commerce’s or the ITC’s determination is negative); Certain CORE from Australia, Canada, Japan, and France, 72 Fed.Reg. 7,010 (Dep’t of Commerce Feb. 14, 2007) (notice of revocation) (“Revocation Notice”). In its Revocation Notice, Commerce stated that “[p]ursuant to [19 U.S.C. § 1675(d)(2)] and 19 C.F.R. § 351.222(i)(2)(i), the effective date of revocation is December 15, 2005 (i.e., the fifth anniversary of the date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of continuation of the [Order]).” Revocation Notice, 72 Fed.Reg. at 7,011.

Parkdale then brought this action, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 702 (2000). 4 Parkdale seeks judicial review of the effective date of the Revocation Notice and invokes the Court’s residual jurisdiction provision, 28 U.S.C. § 1581(f)(4). 5 Compl. Mil, 2. Parkdale claims that revocation of the Order should *1337 have been effective as of September 26, 2000, i.e., the fifth anniversary of the September 26, 1995 amendment to the Order, not December 15, 2005, as Commerce found. Compl. ¶ 3.

JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW

A jurisdictional challenge to the court’s consideration of this action raises a threshold inquiry. See Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. United States, 31 CIT -, -, 507 F.Supp.2d 1331, 1334 (2007) (‘‘Hartford Fire Ins. Co.”) (citations omitted). Thus, before reaching the merits of plaintiffs complaint, this court must assess the motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. In deciding a motion to dismiss that does not challenge the factual basis of plaintiffs allegations, a Court “assumes all factual allegations contained in the complaint to be true and draws all reasonable inferences in plaintiffs favor.” Id. at -, 507 F.Supp.2d at 1335 (citation and alteration omitted). “Nonetheless, ... ‘the mere recitation of a basis for jurisdiction ... cannot be controlling[;]’ rather, analysis of jurisdiction requires determination of the ‘true nature of the action.’ ” Id., 31 CIT at -, 507 F.Supp.2d at 1335 (quoting Norsk Hydro Canada, Inc. v. United States, 472 F.3d 1347, 1355 (Fed.Cir.2006) (citation and quotation omitted)).

DISCUSSION

Parkdale has brought its challenge to the effective date of the revocation of the Order by claiming jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i)(4). It is well-settled that § 1581 (i) jurisdiction is only available to plaintiffs where jurisdiction under another subsection of § 1581 is not or could not have been available. Miller & Co. v. United States, 824 F.2d 961, 963 (Fed.Cir.1987) (“Miller & Co.”). Section 1581(i) jurisdiction “may not be invoked when jurisdiction under another subsection of § 1581 is or could have been available, unless the remedy provided under that other subsection would be manifestly inadequate.”

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