RESTANI, Judge:
This matter is before the court on two motions to dismiss filed pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the United States Court of International Trade by defendant United
This case concerns a complaint filed by plaintiff challenging the Department of Commerce's ("Commerce") final negative determination in the countervailing duty ("CVD") investigation of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, 78 Fed.Reg. 50,379 (Dep't Commerce Aug. 19, 2013). In its final determination, Commerce found that the total net countervailable subsidy rates for all producers were de minimis and thus published a negative final determination. Id. at 50,380. Accordingly, no CVD order issued.
Plaintiff has the burden of establishing that jurisdiction is appropriate. See McNutt v. Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp., 298 U.S. 178, 189, 56 S.Ct. 780, 80 L.Ed. 1135 (1936). In this case, plaintiff claims jurisdiction is proper pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1516a(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), 1516a(a)(2)(B)(ii) (2012). The jurisdiction of the federal courts, pursuant to the Constitution, however, is constrained to those cases which involve "actual cases or controversies."
Both this court and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have held that when a respondent challenges an administrative proceeding in which it has prevailed there is no case or controversy, and thus no jurisdiction lies. See Rose Bearings Ltd. v. United States, 14 CIT 801, 802-03, 751 F.Supp. 1545, 1546-47 (1990); see also Freeport Minerals Co. v. United States, 758 F.2d 629, 634 (Fed.Cir. 1985). Plaintiff alleges that a live case or controversy exists because it is challenging issues from Commerce's determination on which it did not prevail. Pl. Br. 2-5. Nevertheless, the court has held previously that "a prevailing party may not appeal an administrative determination merely because it disagrees with some of the findings or reasoning." Rose Bearings, 14 CIT at 803, 751 F.Supp. at 1547 (internal quotation marks and brackets omitted). The lack of a CVD order means that plaintiff is currently not suffering any actual or imminent injury in fact due to any alleged errors committed by Commerce. See Lujan, 504 U.S. at 560, 112 S.Ct. 2130. Commerce ended the investigation and no cash deposits are currently due and no final duties will be assessed for the period of investigation ("POI"). See Pl. Br. 2 n. 1. All deposits have been or will be returned to the subject producers. See id.
Nonetheless, plaintiff alleges that it has standing due to the fact that COGSI has appealed Commerce's determination. Pl. Br. 3. Thus, according to plaintiff, the possibility of an "affirmative CVD determination" by Commerce after finding a higher subsidy rate as a result of COGSI's appeal, implicates a justiciable "case or controversy." Id. at 10. This, however, falls short of establishing actual injury in fact, as several hypothetical events would need to occur before any importers of the Thai goods would be required to post cash deposits or pay countervailing duties: COGSI would have to succeed in obtaining remand before the court, Commerce would have to reverse its negative final determination, and the ITC would have to render an affirmative final determination. The court has held that when a plaintiff merely alleges "hypothetical harm," the court must dismiss the case. See Asahi Seiko Co. v. United States, 755 F.Supp.2d 1316, 1322 (CIT 2011). Dismissal here is required as any discussion by the court regarding such potential harm would be an impermissible advisory opinion. See Georgetown Steel Corp. v. United States, 16 CIT 1084, 1087-88, 810 F.Supp. 318, 322 (1992). If plaintiff were to prevail on its claims challenging Commerce's determination,
Plaintiff also alleges that dismissing its claim while simultaneously allowing COGSI's appeal to continue "would defy notions of fairness." Pl. Br. 3. Plaintiff's concerns are misplaced. In the event that COGSI succeeds in its appeal of Commerce's determination, Commerce will be required to publish a redetermination on remand. If this occurs, plaintiff will still have a right to challenge that redetermination, either during the course of any remand or in a new suit, even if this case is dismissed at this juncture. See Rose Bearings, 14 CIT at 803, 751 F.Supp. at 1547. In the event there is an affirmative determination on remand by Commerce and the ITC also issues an affirmative determination, plaintiff may then file a case within thirty days of the publication of the resulting CVD order, raising the challenges it now seeks to assert. See 19 U.S.C. § 1516a(a)(2)(A)(i)(II).
As discussed above, plaintiff has failed to establish any live "case or controversy," and thus defendant United States' and defendant-intervenor COGSI's motions to dismiss are granted without prejudice. Because the court lacks jurisdiction over plaintiff's complaint at this juncture, plaintiff's motion to stay is moot. Judgment will issue accordingly.