No. 23-1261

Gussi S.A. de C.V. v. Voltage Pictures, LLC

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: arbitration arbitration-award circuit-split federal-procedure federal-rules-civil-procedure foreign-parties international-law marshal-service nonresident-service service service-of-process statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Arbitration Privacy Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Have the Marshal service requirements of 9 U.S.C. § 9 on an application to confirm an arbitration award on a nonresident foreign adverse party been implicitly repealed?

2. If the answer to Question Presented No. 1 is no, does 9 U.S.C. § 9 provide a viable method of service on a nonresident foreign adverse party outside of the U.S.?

3. If the answer to Question Presented No. 2 is no, is the appropriate fallback provision for service of an application to confirm an arbitration award on a nonresident foreign adverse party outside of the U.S., F.R.C.P. Rule 4 as followed in the Second Circuit, or F.R.C.P. Rule 5 (b) as followed in the Ninth Circuit?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Have the Marshal service requirements of 9 U.S.C. § 9 on an application to confirm an arbitration award on a nonresident foreign adverse party been implicitly repealed?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-14
Waiver of right of respondent Voltage Pictures, LLC to respond filed.
2024-05-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 3, 2024)

Attorneys

Gussi S.A. de C.V.
Charles Michael CoateHamrick and Evans, LLP, Petitioner
Voltage Pictures, LLC
Jeremiah ReynoldsEsiner, LLP, Respondent