CIT dismisses pro se trade-agreement complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction

The U.S. Court of International Trade dismissed Raj K. Patel's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in Slip Op. 26-132, Court No. 26-04703, and denied his motion to compel acceptance of the complaint as moot. Patel sought declaratory and equitable relief and $380 million in damages, alleging the United States violated trade agreements including GATT 1995, the USMCA and the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement by preventing access to certain medical technologies. Judge Jane A. Restani held that the trade agreements he invoked are not a law falling under the court's residual jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i), and the court found no other provision conferring jurisdiction.