Seattle Marine Fishing Supply Co. v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RE, Chief Judge:

Pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 255(a) (1982), and Rule 77(e)(2) of the Rules of the United States Court of International Trade, plaintiffs move before the chief judge for the reassignment of this action, presently assigned to a single judge, to a three-judge panel. Plaintiffs also move for oral argument of this motion under Rule 7(c).

The question presented is whether, pursuant to the authority conferred by statute, the chief judge may reassign this case to a three-judge panel after the judge to whom the case was assigned has rendered a final…