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`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of:
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`CERTAIN RECHARGEABLE
`BATTERIES AND COMPONENTS
`THEREOF
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1421
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`JOINT UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUSPEND ALL PROCEDURAL
`SCHEDULE DEADLINES AS TO NAVICO GROUP AMERICAS, LLC PENDING
`FORTHCOMING MOTION TO TERMINATE DUE TO SETTLEMENT
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`Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(b) and Ground Rule 5, Complainants LithiumHub
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`LLC, Lithiumhub Technologies LLC, and Martin Koebler (together, “Complainants” or
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`“Lithium Hub”) and Respondent Navico Group Americas, LLC (“Navico”) (collectively, the
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`“Moving Parties”) submit this joint motion to suspend all procedural schedule deadlines in the
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`above-captioned Investigation as to Navico pending a forthcoming motion to terminate based on
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`a settlement agreement.
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`Ground Rule 5.1 Certification
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`Pursuant to Ground Rule 5.1, the Moving Parties certify they have made reasonable,
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`good-faith efforts to resolve this matter with the other parties before filing the motion. The
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`remaining Respondents and the Commission Investigative Staff do not oppose this Motion.
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`On Friday, February 21, 2025, the Moving Parties reached an agreement in principle to
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`completely resolve the disputes between them in connection with this Investigation. The Moving
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`Parties therefore anticipate filing a joint motion to terminate the Investigation based on a
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`settlement agreement pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(b) by no later than March 14, 2025.
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`Before that motion can be filed, however, the Moving Parties need time to turn the agreement in
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`principle into a formal settlement agreement. In the interim, suspending the procedural schedule
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`as to Navico will preserve substantial private party and Commission resources and will facilitate
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`the swift preparation of the parties’ written settlement agreement. The Moving Parties therefore
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`respectfully request the ALJ suspend the procedural schedule as to Navico through Friday,
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`March 14, 2025, so that the Moving Parties have time to formalize the settlement agreement and
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`prepare the motion to terminate.1
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`There is good cause for an immediate stay of the procedural schedule as to Navico. The
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`requested stay will conserve the resources of the ALJ, the Commission, Staff, and the private
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`parties. See Certain Basketball Backboard Components & Prods. Containing the Same, Inv. No.
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`337-TA-1040, Order No. 12 (Aug. 7, 2017) (granting motion to suspend the procedural schedule
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`in view of a settlement agreement in principle and forthcoming motion to terminate). Motions to
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`suspend the procedural schedule based on settlement and pending a forthcoming motion to
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`terminate are routinely granted in those circumstances. See, e.g., Certain Integrated Circuits,
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`Mobile Devices Containing the Same, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1335, Order
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`No. 23 (Apr. 25, 2023).
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`For the reasons set forth above, the Moving Parties respectfully jointly request that the
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`ALJ grant this motion and stay all procedural schedule deadlines through March 14, 2025,
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`pending a forthcoming a motion to terminate the Investigation as to Navico.
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`1 The Moving Parties are aware of Ground Rule 5.7 but respectfully believe a separate
`motion to stay the deadlines is necessary under the circumstances. In particular, the Moving
`Parties are not yet prepared to file a motion to terminate as they need time to convert the
`agreement in principle into a settlement agreement that can accompany the motion to terminate.
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`Dated: February 24, 2025
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`/s/ Thomas R. Burns, Jr.
`Paul M. Bartkowski
`Thomas R. Burns, Jr.
`Emi Ito Ortiz
`BARTKOWSKI PLLC
`6803 Whittier Ave., Suite 200A
`McLean, VA 22101
`E-Mail: LITH-ITC@dority-manning.com
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`Timothy F. Williams
`Scott A. Cole
`Mark H. Johnson
`Dority & Manning LLP
`Two Liberty Square
`75 Beattie Place, Suite 1100
`Greensville, SC 29601
`Email: LITH-ITC@dority-manning.com
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`Nicole S. Cunningham
`Steven A. Moore
`Helen Zhang
`Dority & Manning LLP
`2869 Historic Decatur Rd.
`San Diego, CA 92106
`Email: LITH-ITC@dority-manning.com
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`Howard Wisnia
`Wisnia PC
`12636 High Bluff Dr., Suite 400
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Email: howard@wisnialaw.com
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`Counsel for Complainants LithiumHub, LLC,
`Lithiumhub Technologies, LLC, and Martin
`Koebler
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Matthew J. Hertko
`Matthew J. Hertko
`Marc S. Blackman
`Ryan D. Camp
`JONES DAY
`110 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4800
`Chicago, IL 60606
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`Ryan B. McCrum
`Matthew R. Modderman
`JONES DAY
`901 Lakeside Avenue
`Cleveland, OH 44114
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`Stephanie M. Mishaga
`JONES DAY
`4655 Executive Drive, Suite 1500
`San Diego, CA 92121
`Email: NavicoITC1421@jonesday.com
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`Counsel for Respondent Navico Group
`Americas, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I, Laurie Ouchida, hereby certify that on February 24, 2025, copies of the foregoing were filed
`with and served upon the following as indicated:
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`Ryan.Schmid@usitc.gov
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`JohnsonHines1421@usitc.gov
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`Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW, Room 112
`Washington, D.C. 20436
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`The Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW, Room 317
`Washington, D.C. 20436
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`Ryan A. Schmid
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW
`Washington, D.C. 20436
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`Counsel for Respondents Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC and Cabela’s LLC:
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`William D. Cramer
`Clark Hill PLC
`901 Main Street, Suite 6000
`Dallas, TX 75202
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`Counsel for Respondent Navico Group Americas, LLC:
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`Matthew J. Herko
`Jones Day
`110 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4800
`Chicago, IL 60606
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`Counsel for Respondents Dragonfly Energy Corp. and Dragonfly Energy Holdings
`Corp.:
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`Elizabeth A. DiMarco
`Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
`601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20001
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`ITC1421@ClarkHill.com
`BassCabela-ITC@reedsmith.com
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`NavicoITC1421@jonesday.com
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`WGS-Dragonfly-
`ITC1421@WolfGreenfield.com
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` VIA EMAIL
`jhill@cov.com
`COV-ITC-Renogy@cov.com
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`Counsel for Respondents Renogy New Energy Co., Ltd. and RNG International Inc.:
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`Jessica C. Hill
`Covington & Burling LLP
`One CityCenter
`850 Tenth Street, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20001
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`Counsel for Respondents Shenzhen Fbtech Electronics Ltd, Shenzhen LiTime
`Technology Co., Ltd, Clean Republic SODO LLC, MillerTech Energy Solutions LLC,
`and Relion Battery (Shenzhen) Technology Co.:
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`Tony V. Pezzano
`Lippes Mathias LLP
`420 Lexington Avenue, Ste. 205
`New York, NY 10170
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`LIPPES-ITC-1421@lippes.com
`guping@zhonglun.com
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` /s/ Laurie Ouchida
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`Laurie Ouchida
`Senior Paralegal
`BARTKOWSKI PLLC
`E: louchida@bartkowskipllc.com
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