Nippon Paper Industries USA Co., Ltd. v. United States

Motion to Compel Discovery; Section 1603 of ARRA; Non-Party Documents and Communications.

OPINION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY

WHEELER Judge

Plaintiff Nippon Paper Industries USA Co., Ltd. (“Nippon”) filed a motion to compel discovery of information related to non-party applications for cash grants under section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”). The Treasury Department reduced Nippon’s section 1603 grant award based upon Treasury guidance documents interpreting how section 1603 applies to dual-use facilities. According to Nippon, its…