95-13144. Certain Electrical Connectors and Products Containing Same; Order Designating TEO Investigation ``More Complicated'' (Order No. 1)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 1995)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-374]


Certain Electrical Connectors and Products Containing Same; Order 
Designating TEO Investigation ``More Complicated'' (Order No. 1)

    At the prehearing conference on May 15, 1995, I proposed a hearing 
schedule that would require the temporary relief part of this 
investigation to be designated ``more complicated.'' Rule 210.60 
provides that the administrative law judge may designate a case more 
complicated by an order ``on the basis of the complexity of the issues 
raised in the motion for temporary relief or the responses thereto, or 
for other good cause shown.''
    In a temporary relief case that is not designated more complicated, 
the initial determination is due 70 days after publication of the 
notice of investigation, and the Commission's determination is due 90 
days after publication of the notice of investigation. In a more 
complicated case, the deadlines are extended to 120 days and 150 days, 
respectively.
    It is found that there is good cause to designate the temporary 
relief part of this case ``more complicated.'' In order to file an 
initial determination within 70 days (i.e., by July 20), it would be 
necessary to hold the hearing in early June. This would conflict with a 
federal district court trial beginning on June 5 which involves the 
same product. One of the respondents active in the case here is a party 
in the district court case. Although that case does not involve the 
same patent that is in issue here, many of the witnesses will be the 
same, and some of the lawyers in the district court case are also in 
this case.
    The temporary relief part of this investigation is designated 
``more complicated'' to permit the hearing in this case to begin on 
June 26, a week after the district court trial is scheduled to end. Two 
weeks have been reserved for the hearing in this case, although I 
expect that it will be completed earlier. I have another hearing 
scheduled to begin on July 10, so a TEO hearing in this case cannot be 
scheduled later in July. The parties will have time for post-hearing 
briefs and the initial determination will be due on September 8, 1995.
    This order will be published in the Federal Register as required by 
19 U.S.C. 1337(e)(2).

    Issued: May 23, 1995.
Janet D. Saxon,
Chief Administrative Law Judge.
[FR Doc. 95-13144 Filed 5-26-95; 8:45 am]
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