No. 18-544

Teresita A. Canuto v. Department of Defense, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2018-10-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 28-usc-1604 28-usc-1605 acting-official foreign-sovereign-immunities foreign-sovereign-immunities-act foreign-sovereign-immunity foreign-state government-liability individual-capacity individual-liability official-capacity service-of-process sovereign-immunity state-immunity statutory-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
Environmental AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a foreign state's immunity from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act extends to an individual for acts taken in the individual's former capacity as an acting official on behalf of a foreign state

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a foreign state’s immunity from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1604 extends to an individual for acts taken in the individual’s former capacity as an acting official , because the act apply on behalf of a foreign state. a ll PARTIES TO THE PETITION Petitioner Teresita A. Canuto , Respondents Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security ° Office of the President National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTD) Bank of America , iii ,

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2018-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-26
Waiver of right of respondent Department of Defense, et al. to respond filed.
2018-08-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2018)

Attorneys

Department of Defense, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Teresita Canuto
Teresita A. Canuto — Petitioner
Teresita A. Canuto — Petitioner