No. 22-463
Aenergy, S.A., et al. v. Republic of Angola, et al.
Response Waived
Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-procedure federal-courts foreign-sovereign-immunities-act foreign-sovereign-immunity forum-non-conveniens jurisdiction jurisdictional-exception sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Arbitration DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Arbitration DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2023-01-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, in suits against foreign sovereign defendants under the FSIA, courts may dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds when a statutory exception to sovereign immunity applies and, if they may, whether the doctrine of forum non conveniens is governed by a different standard in such cases.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether courts may dismiss FSIA suits against foreign sovereign defendants on forum non conveniens grounds
Docket Entries
2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-11-22
Waiver of right of respondents General Electric Company; General Electric International, Inc.; and GE Capital EFS Financing, Inc. to respond filed.
2022-11-22
Waiver of right of respondents Republic of Angola, et al. to respond filed.
2022-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 16, 2022)
2022-07-26
Application (22A61) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 14, 2022.
2022-07-20
Application (22A61) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 14, 2022 to November 13, 2022, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Aenergy, S.A. and Combined Cycle Power Plant Soyo, S.A.
Vincent Gregory Levy — Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Petitioner
General Electric Company; General Electric International, Inc.; and GE Capital EFS Financing, Inc.
Thomas Henderson Dupree Jr. — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
Republic of Angola, et al.
Michael David Ehrenstein — Ehrenstein|Sager, Respondent