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.