Arab Bank v. Linde

Petition for certiorari denied on June 30, 2014

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
12-1485	2d Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2013

Issue: (1) Whether the Second Circuit erred when, in conflict with decisions of this Court and other circuits and in disregard of international comity and due process, it failed to vacate severe sanctions for non-production of records located in countries where production would subject the Bank to criminal penalties, hobbling the Bank"s defense; and (2) whether the courts below erred by failing to dismiss plaintiffs" Alien Tort Statute claims, as the Second Circuit"s and this Court"s decisions in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum require. CVSG: 10/21/2013.

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Court grants two cases (UPDATED) (Lyle Denniston, October 21, 2013)
Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, October 16, 2013)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/24/2013	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 24, 2013)
07/03/2013	Waiver of right of respondent Viktoria Agurenko to respond filed.
07/12/2013	Waiver of right of respondent Plaintiffs in the Linda and Coulter cases to respond filed.
07/12/2013	Waiver of right of respondents Litle, Bennett, Roth, Weiss, Jesner Plaintiffs to respond filed.
07/12/2013	Waiver of right of respondents Almog, Lev, Afriat Kurtzer, Plaintiffs to respond filed.
07/24/2013	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Union of Arab Banks.
07/24/2013	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
08/07/2013	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
08/07/2013	Supplemental brief of petitioner Arab Bank, PLC filed. (Distributed)
08/16/2013	Response Requested . (Due September 16, 2013)
09/16/2013	Brief of respondents Courtney Linde, et al. in opposition filed.
10/01/2013	Reply of petitioner Arab Bank, PLC filed.
10/02/2013	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 18, 2013.
10/21/2013	The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
05/23/2014	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
06/10/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014.
06/10/2014	Second supplemental brief of petitioner Arab Bank, PLC filed. (Distributed)
06/30/2014	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Union of Arab Banks GRANTED.
06/30/2014	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan GRANTED.
06/30/2014	Petition DENIED.