Yegiazaryan v. Smagin
Consolidated with:
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-381 | 9th Cir. | Apr 25, 2023 | Jun 22, 2023 | 6-3 | Sotomayor | OT 2022 |
Holding: A plaintiff alleges a "domestic injury" as required by RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community for filing a private civil suit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act when the circumstances surrounding the injury indicate it arose in the United States.
Judgment: Affirmed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 22, 2023. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined, and in which Justice Gorsuch joined as to Part I.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/20/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2022) |
| 11/23/2022 | Brief of respondent Vitaly Smagin in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 12/02/2022 | Reply of petitioner Ashot Yegiazaryan filed. |
| 12/06/2022 | Reply of petitioner CMB Monaco filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 12/07/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023. |
| 01/09/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023. |
| 01/13/2023 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 22-383 is GRANTED. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| 01/13/2023 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 22-381. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 22-381. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| 01/31/2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. VIDED. |
| 02/08/2023 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A.-9th Circuit. VIDED. |
| 02/08/2023 | All records from the USCA-9th Circuit and USDC-Central Disrict of California are available on PACER. VIDED. |
| 02/27/2023 | Brief of petitioners filed. VIDED. |
| 02/27/2023 | Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| 03/06/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| 03/06/2023 | Brief amici curiae of Private International Law Scholars filed. |
| 03/24/2023 | CIRCULATED |
| 03/29/2023 | Brief of respondent Vitaly Smagin filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/05/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor George A. Bermann filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/14/2023 | Reply of petitioners filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/25/2023 | Argued. For petitioners: Vincent Levy, New York, N. Y. For Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin: Nicholas O. Kennedy, Dallas, Tex. VIDED. |
| 06/22/2023 | Judgment is AFFIRMED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined, and in which Gorsuch, J., joined as to Part I. VIDED. |
| 07/24/2023 | Judgment issued. |