Case: Berlin Packaging LLC v. United States

1:25-cv-00184 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: 2025

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On August 14, 2025 Berlin Packaging LLC filed suit against the United States through Custom Border Patrol (CBP) to appeal from CBP’s final affirmative determination of evasion of the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) orders A-570-943 and C-570-944, respectively, covering oil country tubular goods (“OCTG”) from the People’s Republic of China (“China”) (collectively, the “OCTG Orders”). 

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1:25-cv-00184

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Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

Docket

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Last updated Nov. 21, 2025, 4:38 p.m.

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Summons . Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC. (Pardini, Lydia) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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Complaint against United States. Administrative Record due by 9/23/2025. Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC.(Pardini, Lydia) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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Form 5 Information Statement . Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC. (Pardini, Lydia) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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Form 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement . Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC. (Pardini, Lydia) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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[ENTERED IN ERROR. THIS DOCUMENT IS SUPERSEDED BY THE DOCUMENT AT ECF# 11 ] Form 11 Notice of Appearance of Lydia Caprice Pardini, Deanna Tanner Okun, Dominic Bianchi, Jane C. Dempsey, Alissa M. Chase, and Joonho Hwang. Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC.(Pardini, Lydia) Modified on 8/15/2025 (Chien, Jason). (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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Form 17 Business Proprietary Information Certification filed on behalf of Lydia C. Pardini, Deanna Tanner Okun, Dominic Bianchi, Jane C. Dempsey, Alissa M. Chase, and Joonho Hwang as Attorney/Consultant(s) . Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC. (Pardini, Lydia) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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Certificate of service (related document(s) 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4 ). Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC. (Pardini, Lydia) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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Summons served by Clerk's Office upon Plaintiff and appropriate Government Agency/Agencies . (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Aug. 14, 2025

Aug. 14, 2025

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Order entered on 8/15/2025 granting Consent Motion for Errata. ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further ORDERED that the Form 11s filed by Plaintiff on August 14, 2025, ECF No. 5, shall be deemed corrected as set forth in the Amended Form 11s attached to Plaintiff's Consent Motion for Errata. SO ORDERED. (related document(s) # 9 ) (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 08/15/2025)

Aug. 15, 2025

Aug. 15, 2025

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Amended Form 11 Notice of Appearance of Lydia Caprice Pardini, Deanna Tanner Okun, Dominic Bianchi, Jane C. Dempsey, Alissa M. Chase, and Joonho Hwang (deemed filed). Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC.(Chien, Jason) (Entered: 08/15/2025)

Aug. 15, 2025

Aug. 15, 2025

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Consent Motion for errata to correct document number# 5 filed with the Court electronically on 8/14/2025 (related document(s) 5 ). Responses due by 9/5/2025. Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Amended Form 11, # 3 Amended Form 11 (Redlined)) (Pardini, Lydia) (Entered: 08/15/2025)

Aug. 15, 2025

Aug. 15, 2025

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Order entered on 8/21/2025 assigning action to Judge Joseph A. Laroski, Jr.. (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 08/21/2025)

Aug. 21, 2025

Aug. 21, 2025

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Unopposed Motion to Intervene as defendant-Intervenor on behalf of U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association. Responses due by 9/25/2025. Filed by Roger Brian Schagrin of Schagrin Associates on behalf of U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association.(Schagrin, Roger) Modified on 9/5/2025 (Chien, Jason). (Entered: 09/04/2025)

Sept. 4, 2025

Sept. 4, 2025

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Form 11 Notice of Appearance on behalf of Roger B. Schagrin, Nicholas J. Birch, Christopher T. Cloutier, Elizabeth J. Drake, Luke A. Meisner, Jeffrey D. Gerrish, William A. Fennell, Saad Y. Chalchal, Justin M. Neuman, Alessandra A. Palazzolo, and Nicholas C. Phillips. Filed by Roger Brian Schagrin of Schagrin Associates on behalf of U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association.(Schagrin, Roger) (Entered: 09/04/2025)

Sept. 4, 2025

Sept. 4, 2025

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Form 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement on behalf of U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association. Filed by Roger Brian Schagrin of Schagrin Associates on behalf of U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association. (Schagrin, Roger) (Entered: 09/04/2025)

Sept. 4, 2025

Sept. 4, 2025

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Form 17 Business Proprietary Information Certification filed on behalf of Roger B. Schagrin, Nicholas J. Birch, Christopher T. Cloutier, Elizabeth J. Drake, Luke A. Meisner, Jeffrey D. Gerrish, William A. Fennell, Saad Y. Chalchal, Justin M. Neuman, Alessandra A. Palazzolo, and Nicholas C. Phillips/ David J. Albright, Michael Panfeld, and Rui Fan as Attorney/Consultant(s) . Filed by Roger Brian Schagrin of Schagrin Associates on behalf of U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association. (Schagrin, Roger) (Entered: 09/04/2025)

Sept. 4, 2025

Sept. 4, 2025

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Order entered on 9/5/2025 granting Unopposed Motion to Intervene. Upon consideration of the Unopposed Motion to Intervene as a Matter of Right filed by U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association ("USOMA") on September 4, 2025, and other papers and proceedings had herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Unopposed Motion is granted; and it is further ORDERED that USOMA is a party to this action as Defendant-Intervenor; and it is further ORDERED that when the parties submit their proposed scheduling order, they should take steps to prevent the filing of duplicate arguments. Should the parties fail to take such steps, in the interest of the conservation of judicial resources, the court reserves the right to unilaterally alter their proposed scheduling order to prevent the submission of largely duplicate briefing. The parties are reminded to review Judge Laroski's template for preparation of the joint scheduling order and the Standard Chambers Procedures for briefing available on the court's website. (related document(s) # 13 ) (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 09/05/2025)

Sept. 5, 2025

Sept. 5, 2025

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Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Margaret Joy Jantzen of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States.(Jantzen, Margaret) (Entered: 09/11/2025)

Sept. 11, 2025

Sept. 11, 2025

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Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction . Responses due by 10/3/2025. Filed by Lydia Caprice Pardini of Polsinelli, P.C. on behalf of Energy Pipe & Equipment Rentals, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Pardini, Lydia) Modified on 9/12/2025 (Chien, Jason). (Entered: 09/12/2025)

Sept. 12, 2025

Sept. 12, 2025

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Order entered on 9/19/2025 granting Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction. SEE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. (related document(s) # 19 ) (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

Sept. 19, 2025

Sept. 19, 2025

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Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Nicolas Alexander Morales of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of United States.(Morales, Nicolas) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

Sept. 19, 2025

Sept. 19, 2025

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Notice from the Court The Administrative Record Indices shall be filed by September 30, 2025. (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

Sept. 22, 2025

Sept. 22, 2025

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Public Administrative record for U.S. Customs and Border Protection filed . Filed by Nicolas Alexander Morales of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of United States. (Morales, Nicolas) (Entered: 09/23/2025)

Sept. 23, 2025

Sept. 23, 2025

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Joint Motion for protective order . Responses due by 10/14/2025. Filed by Margaret Joy Jantzen of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States.(Jantzen, Margaret) (Entered: 09/23/2025)

Sept. 23, 2025

Sept. 23, 2025

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Protective Order entered on 9/24/2025: SEE PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. (related document(s) # 24 ) (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 09/24/2025)

Sept. 24, 2025

Sept. 24, 2025

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Confidential Administrative record for U.S. Customs and Border Protection filed . Filed by Nicolas Alexander Morales of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of United States. (Morales, Nicolas) (Entered: 09/25/2025)

Sept. 25, 2025

Sept. 25, 2025

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Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Raymond Magorien of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of United States.(Magorien, Raymond) (Entered: 09/26/2025)

Sept. 26, 2025

Sept. 26, 2025

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Consent Motion to stay due to lapse in appropriations. Responses due by 10/22/2025. Filed by Margaret Joy Jantzen of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States.(Jantzen, Margaret) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

Oct. 1, 2025

Oct. 1, 2025

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Paperless Order entered on 10/1/2025: The Defendant's Consent Motion to Stay is GRANTED. This proceeding is STAYED until Congress appropriates funds for the U.S. Department of Justice and the agency responsible for the underlying determination to continue its work. No later than 14 days after Congress appropriates funds for the Department of Justice and the underlying agency, the parties shall submit a Joint Status Report proposing further steps and/or deadlines regarding briefing and any consolidation motions. SO ORDERED. (related document(s) # 28 ) (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

Oct. 1, 2025

Oct. 1, 2025

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Paperless Order entered on 11/14/2025: The Stay in this case is LIFTED. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report (that details any requests and the parties' positions regarding Consolidation) and Proposed Briefing Schedule by Friday, December 5, 2025. SO ORDERED. (Chien, Jason) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

Nov. 14, 2025

Nov. 14, 2025

Case Details

Case Type(s):

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

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