National Corn Growers Ass'n v. Baker

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RE, Chief Judge:

Defendant-intervenor RAJ Chemicals, Inc., (RAJ) moves for reassignment of this action to a three-judge panel to rehear the decision of a single-judge court. Since the court has concluded that the ultimate resolution of the issues presented in this case can be determined most expeditiously by direct appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the motion is denied.

Background

Plaintiffs, who represent the domestic ethanol industry, on August 29, 1985, commenced this action challenging the Customs Service’s decision to classify certain imported ethanol…