No. 25A905

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., et al. v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2026-02-10
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: act-of-state-doctrine foreign-sovereign hickenlooper-amendment international-law property-expropriation territorial-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

The document provided is an "Unopposed Application for an Extension of Time in Which to File a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari." It is not a petition itself, and therefore does not contain a formal "Question(s) Presented" section. The document discusses potential issues that may be raised in a future certiorari petition (specifically regarding the Second Hickenlooper Amendment), but these are presented as anticipated topics for discussion, not as formal questions presented in a petition.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Hickenlooper Amendment applies to property expropriation claims involving foreign state assets that have not been brought within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States

Docket Entries

2026-02-12
Application (25A905) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 1, 2026.
2026-02-06
Application (25A905) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 3, 2026 to May 1, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., et al.
Joshua Stephen JohnsonVinson & Elkins LLP, Petitioner