CAFC Denies Importer's Consent Bid for 3,000 More Words to File Reply in Scope Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied importer Smith-Cooper International's bid for 3,000 additional words in its reply brief as part of a suit on a scope case concerning Vandewater International's steel branch outlets. SCI filed a…
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10,000-word reply brief days after making the request to waive the word limit requirements. Judge Alan Lourie denied the request, telling SCI it must refile its reply brief, not to exceed 7,000 words, within 21 days of the June 21 order. The order comes despite appellant Sigma Corp. and the U.S. having consented to the move and SCI's claims that good cause existed for the use of more words, given the "voluminous nature of the Government's response brief" (see 2305250032) (Vandewater International v. U.S., Fed. Cir. # 23-1093).