Supreme Court of the United States

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether a federal court hearing state law claims brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act must apply the forum state’s choice-of-law rules to determine what substantive law governs the claims at issue, or whether it may apply federal common law.

Date                    Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 06 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 10, 2021)
May 14 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation to respond filed.
May 18 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
May 24 2021 | Response Requested. (Due June 23, 2021)
May 24 2021 | Brief amici curiae of 14 Professors of Law filed.
Jun 02 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 23, 2021 to July 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 03 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 30, 2021.
Jul 29 2021 | Brief of respondent Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation in opposition filed.
Aug 17 2021 | Reply of petitioners David Cassirer, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 18 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Sep 30 2021 | Petition GRANTED.
Oct 14 2021 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Oct 19 2021 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits denied.
Oct 21 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, David Cassirer, et al.
Oct 21 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
Nov 15 2021 | Brief of petitioners David Cassirer, et al filed.
Nov 15 2021 | Joint appendix filed.
Nov 17 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Nov 17 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Nov 17 2021 | The record from the 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The 1939 Society, et al. filed.
Nov 19 2021 | Brief amici curiae of B'nai B'rith International, et al. filed.
Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Nov 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law filed.
Nov 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Comunidad Judía de Madrid and Federación de Comunidades Judías de España filed.
Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Mark B. Feldman filed.
Dec 14 2021 | CIRCULATED
Dec 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2021 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Jan 06 2022 | The record received from the United States District Court Central District of California - 1 Box. Exhibits received has been electronically filed.
Jan 07 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Jan 07 2022 | Reply of petitioners David Cassirer, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 18 2022 | Argued. For petitioners: David Boies, Armonk, N. Y.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Thaddeus J. Stauber, Los Angeles, Cal.