§ 2645. — Decisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC2645]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART VI--PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 169--COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROCEDURE
Sec. 2645. Decisions
(a) A final decision of the Court of International Trade in a
contested civil action or a decision granting or refusing a preliminary
injunction shall be supported by--
(1) a statement of findings of fact and conclusions of law; or
(2) an opinion stating the reasons and facts upon which the
decision is based.
(b) After the Court of International Trade has rendered a judgment,
the court may, upon the motion of a party or upon its own motion, amend
its findings or make additional findings and may amend the decision and
judgment accordingly. A motion of a party or the court shall be made not
later than thirty days after the date of entry of the judgment.
(c) A decision of the Court of International Trade is final and
conclusive, unless a retrial or rehearing is granted pursuant to section
2646 of this title or an appeal is taken to the Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of the Court
of International Trade within the time and in the manner prescribed for
appeals to United States courts of appeals from the United States
district courts.
(Added Pub. L. 96-417, title III, Sec. 301, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat.
1738; amended Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 141, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat.
45.)
Amendments
1982--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``is taken to the
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by filing a notice of appeal
with the clerk of the Court of International Trade within the time and
in the manner prescribed for appeals to United States courts of appeals
from the United States district courts'' for ``is taken to the Court of
Customs and Patent Appeals within the time and in the manner provided in
section 2601 of this title''.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
