Atmus Filtration, Inc. v. United States
| Atmus Filtration, Inc. |
| United States |
| 1:2026cv01259 |
| February 27, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of International Trade |
| Richard K Eaton |
| Other |
| None |
Docket Report
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Filing 54
Order entered on 4/8/2026 41(a)(1)(A)(i) dismissal entered (related document(s) #53 ). (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 53 Form 7A notice of dismissal pursuant to 41(a)(1)(A)(i) . Filed by John Michael Foote of Sidley Austin, LLP on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Foote, John) |
Filing 52
Order entered on 4/1/2026: ORDERED that Defendant shall file a short report describing the progress Customs has made toward the development of a process to issue refunds of IEEPA duties paid with interest. The report shall be filed by 12:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. A closed conference is scheduled for the same day at 3:00 p.m. EDT. The parties counsel may appear in person or by video. The courts Case Manager will provide conference details accordingly. This settlement conference will not be open to the public. SEE ORDER. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 51 Response to Court's Request/Order Declaration from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Filed by Justin Reinhart Miller of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of All Defendants. (Miller, Justin) |
Filing 50
Order entered on 3/27/2026: Upon consideration of the papers and proceedings had herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the court's Amended Order dated March 20, 2026, ECF No. 49, is further amended to add a sentence so that the ordered paragraph reads: "ORDERED that, with respect to any and all unliquidated entries that were entered subject to IEEPA duties, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hereby directed to liquidate those entries without regard to the IEEPA duties. Any liquidated entries for which liquidation is not final shall be reliquidated without regard to those duties. Any liquidated entries for which liquidation is final shall be reliquidated without regard to the IEEPA duties. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this order addresses issues concerning duty free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321 that are otherwise before this Court. See Axle of Dearborn, Inc. v. Department of Commerce et al. (1:25-cv-00091-3JP)."; and it is further ORDERED that the court continues to suspend the Amended Order dated March 20, 2026, ECF No. 49, as amended above, to the extent that it requires immediate compliance. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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Filing 49
Order entered on 3/20/2026: ORDERED that the Amended Order dated March 5, 2026 (ECF No. 29), is further amended so that the ordered paragraph reads: "ORDERED that, with respect to any and all unliquidated entries that were entered subject to IEEPA duties, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hereby directed to liquidate those entries without regard to the IEEPA duties. Any liquidated entries for which liquidation is not final shall be reliquidated without regard to those duties. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this order addresses issues concerning duty free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321 that are otherwise before this Court. See Axle of Dearborn, Inc. v. Department of Commerce et al. (1:25-cv-00091-3JP)."; it is further ORDERED that the Amended Order dated March 5, 2026 (ECF No. 29), as amended above, is suspended to the extent that it requires immediate compliance; and it is further ORDERED that Defendant shall file, by 12:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a report describing the progress Customs has made toward the completion of a process to issue refunds of IEEPA duties paid with interest. A closed settlement conference will be held via Webex at 2:00 p.m. the same day. See Order. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 48 Notice of withdrawal as attorney of record filed . Filed by Valerie Ann Sorensen-Clark of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of United States.(Sorensen-Clark, Valerie) |
| Filing 47 Response to Court's Request/Order Declaration from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Filed by Justin Reinhart Miller of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of All Defendants. (Miller, Justin) |
| Filing 46 Paperless Order entered on 3/18/2026: Upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Expanded Case Management Procedures, ECF No. 45, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is denied. (Goell, Geoffrey) |
| Filing 45 Motion for Expanded Case Management Procedures. Responses due by 4/8/2026. Filed by John Michael Foote of Sidley Austin, LLP, Michael E. Murphy of Sidley Austin, LLP, Heather L. Marx of Cozen O'Connor, Brett Crow of Cozen O'Connor, Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Connor, Micah S. Myers of Cozen O'Connor on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Foote, John) Modified on 3/18/2026 (Goell, Geoffrey). |
| Filing 44 Form 11 Notice of Appearance for Michael E. Murphy. Filed by John Michael Foote of Sidley Austin, LLP on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Foote, John) |
| Filing 43 Form 11 Notice of Appearance for John Foote. Filed by John Michael Foote of Sidley Austin, LLP on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Foote, John) |
| Filing 42 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Yelena Slepak of U.S. Department of Homeland Security on behalf of All Defendants.(Slepak, Yelena) |
Filing 41
Order entered on 3/16/2026: Upon consideration of the Declaration of Brandon Lord, Executive Director, Trade Programs Directorate, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("Customs"), dated March 12, 2026 (ECF No. 39), and in anticipation of the report due on March 19, 2026 (ECF No. 40), it is hereby ORDERED that a closed video conference is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EDT. The court's Case Manager will provide the parties' counsel with details of the video conference. This settlement conference will not be open to the public. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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Filing 40
Order entered on 3/12/2026: ORDERED that the suspension of the amended Order dated March 5, 2026 (ECF No. 29), as ordered by the court on March 6, 2026 (ECF No. 33), is continued; and it is further ORDERED that Defendant shall file, by 2:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19, 2026, a short report describing the progress Customs has made toward the development of a process to issue refunds of IEEPA duties paid with interest. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 39 Response to Court's Request/Order CBP Declaration. Filed by Justin Reinhart Miller of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of All Defendants. (Miller, Justin) |
| Filing 38 Confidential Response to Court's Request/Order Declaration from CBP. Filed by Claudia Burke of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of All Defendants. (Burke, Claudia) |
Filing 37
Order entered on 3/11/2026, Stipulated Protective Order issued. (Related Doc #35 ). (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 36 Response to Court's Request/Order . Filed by Claudia Burke of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of All Defendants. (Burke, Claudia) |
| Filing 35 Consent Motion for protective order . Responses due by 4/1/2026. Filed by Claudia Burke of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Stipulated Protective Order)(Burke, Claudia) |
Filing 34
Order entered on 3/6/2026: ORDERED that Defendant shall file a short report describing the progress Customs has made toward the development of a process to issue refunds of IEEPA duties paid with interest. The report shall be filed by 2:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 12, 2026; and it is further ORDERED that Customs is to provide the information pertaining to Plaintiff's entries immediately, as discussed in todays conference. See Order. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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Filing 33
Order entered on 3/6/2026: Upon consideration of the Declaration of Brandon Lord, Executive Director, Trade Programs Directorate, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (ECF No. 31), and following the conference held today, it is hereby ORDERED that the amended Order dated March 5, 2026 (ECF No. 29) is suspended to the extent that it directs immediate compliance. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 32 Transcript of Hearing held on 3/4/2026 filed with court. Pursuant to Administrative Order 08-01 re: the redaction of personal data identifiers. Notice of Intent to Redact Deadline due 3/13/2026. Redaction Request due 3/27/2026. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/6/2026. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/4/2026. (Goell, Geoffrey) |
| Filing 31 Affidavit/declarations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as requested by the Court on March 4, 2026. Filed by Justin Reinhart Miller of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States. (Miller, Justin) |
Filing 30
Order entered on 3/5/2026 denying Motion to intervene. Upon consideration of Freestyle World, Inc.'s Motion for Intervention Pursuant to CIT Rule 24(b) for the Limited Purpose of Attending the March 6, 2026, Conference, ECF No. 24, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is denied (Related Doc #24 ). (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 29 Amended Order entered on 3/5/2026: ORDERED that, with respect to any and all unliquidated entries that were entered subject to the IEEPA duties imposed by the Executive Orders considered by the Supreme Court in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 2026 WL 477534 (U.S. Feb. 20, 2026), U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hereby directed to liquidate those entries without regard to the IEEPA duties. Any liquidated entries for which liquidation is not final shall be reliquidated without regard to those duties. See Order. (Goell, Geoffrey) |
| Filing 28 Paperless Order entered on 3/5/2026: This order amends the start time and room where the conference that is scheduled for Friday, March 6, 2026, will take place. The conference will begin at 10:30 a.m. EST and will be held in the 8th Floor Conference Room. The conference will not be open to the public. Counsel for Plaintiff may participate by Webex. Counsel for Defendant is directed to appear in person. (Goell, Geoffrey) |
| Filing 27 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Micah S. Myers of Cozen O'Connor on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Myers, Micah) |
| Filing 26 Form 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement . Filed by Daniel Morris Hutchinson of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP on behalf of Freestyle World, Inc.. (Hutchinson, Daniel) |
| Filing 25 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Daniel Morris Hutchinson of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP on behalf of Freestyle World, Inc. (Hutchinson, Daniel) |
| Filing 24 Motion to Intervene as Plaintiff-Intervenor for the limited purpose of attending the March 6, 2026 conference. Responses due by 3/26/2026. Filed by Daniel Morris Hutchinson of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP on behalf of Freestyle World, Inc..(Hutchinson, Daniel) |
| Filing 23 Paperless Order entered on 3/4/2026: The conference ordered by the court during the hearing on March 4, 2026 (ECF No. 20), shall take place on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST in Courtroom 1. The conference will not be open to the public. Counsel for Plaintiff may participate by Webex. Counsel for Defendant is directed to appear in person. (Goell, Geoffrey) |
| Filing 22 Paperless Order entered on 3/4/2026: 1)Upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Limited to Suspension of Liquidation (ECF No. 3), Defendant's Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 14), and the papers and proceedings had herein, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Limited to Suspension of Liquidation is denied as moot. (Goell, Geoffrey) |
| Filing 21 [***NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY DOC #29 ***] Order entered on 3/4/2026: ORDERED that, with respect to any and all unliquidated entries that were entered subject to the IEEPA duties, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hereby directed to liquidate those entries without regard to the IEEPA duties. Any liquidated entries for which liquidation is not final shall be reliquidated without regard to IEEPA duties. See Order. (Goell, Geoffrey) Modified on 3/5/2026 (Goell, Geoffrey). |
| Filing 20 Hearing held on March 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in CIT Courtroom 1. . (Goell, Geoffrey) |
| Filing 19 Response to Court's Request/Order Response to Questions of March 3, 2026. Filed by Justin Reinhart Miller of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States. (Miller, Justin) |
Filing 18
Paperless Order entered on 3/4/2026: The automatic stay of this case pursuant to Administrative Order 25-02 is hereby lifted sua sponte, and nunc pro tunc, as of Friday February 27, 2026. SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Mark A. Barnett. (Almonte, Giselle)
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Filing 17
Order entered on 3/3/2026: The court directs that counsel for Defendant the United States be prepared to answer the following questions at the hearing scheduled in this matter (ECF No. 11). See Order. (Goell, Geoffrey) Modified on 3/3/2026 (Goell, Geoffrey).
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| Filing 16 Joint Stipulation Regarding Reliquidation. Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Connor on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Notice Notice of Withdrawal of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Limited to Suspension of Liquidation)(Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 15 Form 11 Notice of Appearance for Justin R. Miller. Filed by Justin Reinhart Miller of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States.(Miller, Justin) |
| Filing 14 Response in Opposition to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (related document(s) #3 ). Filed by Justin Reinhart Miller of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States.(Miller, Justin) |
| Filing 13 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Claudia Burke of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of United States.(Burke, Claudia) |
| Filing 12 Form 11 Notice of Appearance of Brett Crow. Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Wallrich, Thomas) |
Filing 11
Order entered on 3/2/2026: ORDERED that a hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1, located at One Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278. The counsel for the parties are directed to appear in-person before the court. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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Filing 10
Order entered on 3/2/2026 assigning action to Judge Richard K. Eaton. (Goell, Geoffrey)
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| Filing 9 Paperless Order entered on 2/27/2026: Defendant United States shall file a response to the motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction limited to suspension of liquidation (ECF No. #3 ) on or before March 2, 2026. (Almonte, Giselle) |
| Filing 8 Certificate of service (related to documents #1 and #2 (related document(s) #3 ). Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc.. (Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 7 Form 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement . Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc.. (Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 6 Form 11 Notice of Appearance Heather L. Marx. Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 5 Form 11 Notice of Appearance of Thomas G. Wallrich. Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 4 Form 5 Information Statement . Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc.. (Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 3 Application/Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Responses due by 3/20/2026. Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc.(Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 2 Complaint against United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Answer due by 4/28/2026. Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc..(Wallrich, Thomas) |
| Filing 1 Summons . Filed by Thomas G. Wallrich of Cozen O'Conner on behalf of Atmus Filtration, Inc.. (Wallrich, Thomas) |
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