Case: Stone Showcase, Inc. v. United States

1:25-cv-00306 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: Nov. 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

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On November 25, 2025, Plaintiff, a U.S. importer subjected to the challenged duties, brought this lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade against U.S. Customs and Border Protection and its commissioner, as well as the United States, in order to challenge a suite of unlawful Trump Administration tariff orders. The "IEEPA orders" dramatically raised the cost of machinery and components sourced globally, pursuant to a series of 2025 executive orders issued by the Trump administration. Plaintiff argued that the President’s attempts to justify tariffs through drug-trafficking-related emergencies or trade-deficit emergencies exceeded statutory and constitutional limits. Plaintiff requested declaratory and injunctive relief, plus refunds of all unlawfully collected tariffs.

This case is ongoing.

People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Ellis, Valerie S.

LaFrankie, Robert Lewis

Attorney for Defendant

Attorney-in-Charge, Attorney-in-Charge

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1:25-cv-00306

Complaint

Stone Showcase, Inc. v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection et al.

Nov. 25, 2025

Nov. 25, 2025

Complaint

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71961599/stone-showcase-inc-v-united-states/

Last updated Dec. 22, 2025, 12:34 a.m.

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Complaint against United States, Rodney S. Scott, United States Customs and Border Protection. Answer due by 1/26/2026. Filed by Robert Lewis LaFrankie, II of Crowell & Moring, LLP on behalf of Stone Showcase, Inc..(LaFrankie, Robert) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

Nov. 25, 2025

Nov. 25, 2025

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Summons . Filed by Robert Lewis LaFrankie, II of Crowell & Moring, LLP on behalf of Stone Showcase, Inc.. (LaFrankie, Robert) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

Nov. 25, 2025

Nov. 25, 2025

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Form 5 Information Statement . Filed by Robert Lewis LaFrankie, II of Crowell & Moring, LLP on behalf of Stone Showcase, Inc.. (LaFrankie, Robert) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

Nov. 25, 2025

Nov. 25, 2025

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Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Robert Lewis LaFrankie, II of Crowell & Moring, LLP on behalf of Stone Showcase, Inc..(LaFrankie, Robert) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

Nov. 25, 2025

Nov. 25, 2025

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Form 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement . Filed by Robert Lewis LaFrankie, II of Crowell & Moring, LLP on behalf of Stone Showcase, Inc.. (LaFrankie, Robert) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

Nov. 25, 2025

Nov. 25, 2025

Case Details

Case Type(s):

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 25, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

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U.S. Court of International Trade 1:25-cv-00306

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