| No. 17-1011 | |
| Title: | Budha Ismail Jam, et al., Petitioners v. International Finance Corporation |
| Docketed: | January 22, 2018 |
| Linked with 17A606 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-7051) |
| Decision Date: | June 23, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | September 26, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Dec 01 2017 | Application (17A606) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2017 to January 25, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of ServiceOther | |
| Dec 11 2017 | Application (17A606) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 25, 2018. |
| Jan 19 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2018) |
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| Feb 09 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2018 to March 23, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Feb 09 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Budha Ismail Jam, et al.. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Feb 12 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2018. |
| Feb 21 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of International Law Scholars filed. |
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| Mar 13 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2018 to March 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 15 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 30, 2018. |
| Mar 30 2018 | Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation in opposition filed. |
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| Apr 18 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018. |
| Apr 18 2018 | Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| May 14 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018. |
| May 21 2018 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Jun 15 2018 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Jun 27 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Budha Ismail Jam, et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jul 02 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 13, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2018. |
| Jul 02 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, International Finance Corporation. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jul 03 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Budha Ismail Jam, et al. |
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| Jul 09 2018 | Motion for a further extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 24 2018 | Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 24, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 10, 2018. |
| Jul 24 2018 | Brief of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 31 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Organization and International Law filed. |
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| Jul 31 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jul 31 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Center for International Environmental Law, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 31 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Members of Congress filed. |
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| Aug 20 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
| Sep 10 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit. |
| Sep 10 2018 | Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation filed. |
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| Sep 11 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Sep 12 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of International Law Experts filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Member Countries and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Former Secretaries of State and Secretaries of the Treasury filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Branch Attorneys filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of African Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 21 2018 | Record from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Oct 01 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Oct 01 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 05 2018 | Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 19 2018 | Justice Kavanaugh is recused in this case. |
| Oct 31 2018 | Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.; and Jonathan Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 27 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Kavanaugh, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Apr 01 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jeffrey L. Fisher Counsel of Record | Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 jlfisher@law.stanford.edu | 650-724-1900 |
| Party name: Budha Ismail Jam, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Counsel of Record | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 1155 F Streeet NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20004 donald.verrilli@mto.com | 202-220-1101 |
| Party name: International Finance Corporation | ||
| Francis A. Vasquez Jr. | White & Case LLP 701 13th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 fvasquez@whitecase.com | 202-626-3600 |
| Party name: International Finance Corporation | ||
| Other | ||
| William Joseph Aceves Counsel of Record | 225 Cedar Street San Diego, CA 92101-3090 wja@cwsl.edu | 619-515-1589 |
| Party name: International Law Scholars | ||
| Jonathan I. Blackman Counsel of Record | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006 jblackman@cgsh.com | 212-225-2490 |
| Party name: African Union, et al. | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com | (202) 879-5000 |
| Party name: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | ||
| Noel J. Francisco | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: USA | ||
| Jonathan Saul Franklin Counsel of Record | Norton Rose Fulbright US, LLP 799 9th Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20001 jonathan.franklin@nortonrosefulbright.com | 2026620466 |
| Party name: Former Executive Branch Attorneys | ||
| Jeffrey T. Green Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin 1501 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 jgreen@sidley.com | 202 736 8291 |
| Party name: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, et al. | ||
| Nikesh Jindal Counsel of Record | King & Spalding LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 njindal@kslaw.com | 202-383-8933 |
| Party name: Bipartisan Members of Congress | ||
| Lawrence H. Martin Counsel of Record | Foley Hoag LLP 1717 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 lhm@foleyhoag.com | 2022617395 |
| Party name: INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERTS | ||
| Stephen Michael Nickelsburg Counsel of Record | Clifford Chance US LLP 2001 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 steve.nickelsburg@cliffordchance.com | 202-912-5000 |
| Party name: FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE AND SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY, JAMES A. BAKER, III TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER, JOHN F. KERRY, JACOB J. LEW HENRY, M. PAULSON, JR., ROBERT E. RUBIN, GEORGE P. SHULTZ, LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS | ||
| Patrick William Pearsall Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 PWPearsall@jenner.com | 202-637-6393 |
| Party name: Professors of International Organization and International Law | ||
| Henry C. Su Counsel of Record | Constantine Cannon LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 1300N Washington, DC 20004-2579 hsu@constantinecannon.com | 2022043504 |
| Party name: Center for International Environmental Law, Accountability Counsel, Center for Constitutional Rights, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Global Witness, Inclusive Development International, International Accountability Project, Erica R. Gould, and Jennifer M. Green | ||