Chinese semiconductor company Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. accused the Bureau of Industry and Security of illegally withholding documents related to its placement on the Entity List, adding that the government acted on "inaccurate" information from YMTC competitors when it imposed stringent export license requirements on the company in 2022. The firm also questioned whether the End-User Review Committee, the interagency group that makes decisions on adding or removing companies from the Entity List, followed proper protocol when it voted to put YMTC on the list.
The drop box for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be relocated to the National Courts Building's main lobby, effective Oct. 20, the court announced. The drop box will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, save for federal holidays. Before being deposited in the drop box, the court said, "all items must be date-stamped using the provided stamp and go through security screening."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Sept. 16 proposed amending seven of its practice rules and four practice notes to its rules. The court said public comments on the proposed changes are due by Oct. 16. If approved, the amendments would take effect on Dec. 1.
The Court of International Trade on Sept. 6 said enforcement of Pacer's updated password standards has been "temporarily delayed" in light of long wait times over the weekend at the Pacer Service Center. The court asked that "only users who receive a prompt to enroll in [multifactor authentication] when they log in should do so." Otherwise, "no action is necessary."
The Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit on Aug. 29 again decided to suspend Judge Pauline Newman from hearing cases for one year due to the 98-year-old judge's continued "misconduct." Since a special committee of the court opened an investigation on Newman's fitness to continue serving on the bench, the judge has refused to cooperate and submit to "standard neuropsychological exams." As a result, the special committee recently recommended extending Newman's suspension for another year (see 2507290029). The Judicial Council found there to be "ample justification" for the committee's order that Newman submit to the exams and for the committee's recommendation to suspend Newman for another year.
The Court of International Trade's Pay.gov system will undergo maintenance Sept. 6 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, the court announced. Documents requiring payment with this system can't be filed on CM/ECF during this time.
The Court of International Trade's Pay.gov system will undergo maintenance Aug. 16 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, the court announced. Documents requiring payment with this system can't be filed on CM/ECF during this time.
The Court of International Trade's Pay.gov system will undergo maintenance Aug. 9 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET, the court announced. Documents requiring payment with this system can't be filed on CM/ECF during this time.
Court of International Trade Judge M. Miller Baker is requiring that any filings before him after Aug. 4 that use generative AI must include a "certification" disclosing that AI was used. Any submission in a case before Baker prepared with the assistance of an AI program "based on natural language prompts -- such as, but not limited to, ChatGPT or Google Bard -- must include a statement" that identifies the program used and the specific part of the text prepared with AI. Counsel also must submit a certification that no confidential information has been disclosed to the AI program. Baker is the second CIT judge to require such disclosure after former Judge Stephen Vaden implemented a similar disclosure requirement when he was on the bench.
A special committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that Judge Pauline Newman's "continued refusal to cooperate with the Committee’s investigation" of her fitness to continue serving on the bench "constitutes continuing misconduct." Responding to the judge's motion for reconsideration and the committee's order to show cause regarding whether the CAFC Judicial Council should renew its one-year suspension of Newman from hearing cases, the committee recommended July 28 that the council extend the suspension for another year. The 98-year-old Newman had asked the council to reconsider her suspension.