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New ITC Section 337 Regulations Effective August 6, 2008 (and a New ALJ)

By William F. Heinze

On July 7, 2008 the U.S. International Trade Commission amended its rules of practice and procedure for Unfair Import Inventigations to, among other things, permit administrative law judges to set a schedule of sixteen months without Commission review. The new rules become effective August 6, 2008.

In other ITC news, ALJ Paul Luckern was named Chief Administrative Law Judge on July 3, and Robert K. Rodgers was named the newest Administrative Law Judge on July 7.

As Chief Administrative Law Judge, "Luckern will provide administrative guidance and leadership to assure a thorough, yet expeditious, processing of the agency's section 337 investigation caseload. He will continue to preside in section 337 investigations as well."

Rogers served as a Supervisory Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals in Irvine, CA, from April 2007 until his ITC appointment. He previously served as an Administrative Law Judge at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC, from 2005 to 2007 and at the Office of Hearings and Appeals with the Social Security Administration in Sacramento, CA, from 1994 to 2005. Prior to that, Rogers served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Thousand Oaks, CA, from 1992 to 1995. From 1986 to 1992, he was in private practice as an attorney in Auburn, CA. He served as a City Attorney with the City of South San Francisco from 1980 to 1986. Rogers holds a juris doctor degree from Brigham Young University's Clark Law School and a bachelor degree from San Diego State University. He is a member of the State Bar of California.

Full post as published by I/P Updates on July 11, 2008 (boomark / email).