CIT Dismissal of Pro Se Complaint Alleging U.S. Breach of Trade Agreements
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On October 27, 2026, 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. Res issued the ruling. The dismissal is the current position; no further deadline appears in the report.
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- CIT · Slip OpinionsCIT 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.
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