No. 20-794
Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, et al.
Amici (13)Relisted (2)
Tags: circuit-split district-court-discretion evidence-gathering foreign-tribunal international-arbitration international-tribunal judicial-assistance private-arbitration statutory-interpretation tribunal-definition
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-03-19
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the discretion granted to district courts in 28 U.S.C. §1782(a) encompasses private commercial arbitral tribunals
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the discretion granted to district courts in 28 U.S.C. §1782(a) to render assistance in gathering evidence for use in “a foreign or international tribunal” encompasses private commercial arbitral tribunals, as the Fourth and Sixth Circuits have held, or excludes such tribunals without expressing an exclusionary intent, as the Second, Fifth, and, in the case below, the Seventh Circuit, have held.
Docket Entries
2021-09-29
Case Dismissed - Rule 46.
2021-09-24
Joint Stipulation to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
2021-09-08
REMOVED from the October 2021 ARGUMENT CALENDAR.
2021-09-08
Letter of petitioner notifying the Clerk of intention to file a Rule 46 motion to dismiss filed. (Distributed)
2021-08-23
Justice Alito is no longer recused in this case.
2021-08-23
The time for oral argument is allotted as follows: 30 minutes for petitioner, 20 minutes for respondents, and 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this order.
2021-08-03
CIRCULATED
2021-08-02
Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
2021-07-29
The record from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
2021-07-28
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit.
2021-07-21
Reply of petitioner Servotronics, Inc. filed.
2021-07-13
ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
2021-06-28
Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2021-06-28
Brief amicus curiae of Institute of International Bankers filed.
2021-06-28
Brief amicus curiae of Halliburton Company filed.
2021-06-28
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Xu Guojian, et al. filed.
2021-06-28
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States and Business Roundtable filed.
2021-06-28
Brief amici curiae of The General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Inc., and the Aerospace Industries Association filed.
2021-06-28
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
2021-06-25
Brief amicus curiae of International Arbitration Center in Tokyo filed.
2021-06-21
Brief of respondent Rolls-Royce PLC filed.
2021-06-21
Brief of respondent The Boeing Company filed.
2021-05-24
Motion of respondents for an extension of time to file respondents briefs on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including June 21, 2021.
2021-05-13
Brief amicus curiae of Professor George A. Bermann filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Yanbai Andrea Wang in support of neither party filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amicus curiae of The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in support of neither party filed.
2021-05-12
Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' briefs on the merits filed.
2021-05-12
Brief amicus curiae of Federal Arbitration Inc. (FEDARB) filed.
2021-05-06
Brief of petitioner Servotronics, Inc. filed.
2021-05-06
Joint appendix filed.
2021-03-22
Petition GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-03-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-11
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
2021-02-10
Brief of respondents Rolls-Royce, PLC and The Boeing Company in opposition filed. (Distributed)
2021-01-25
Application (20A127) denied by Justice Barrett.
2021-01-11
Brief amicus curiae of Atlanta International Arbitration Society filed.
2021-01-05
Response to application (20A127) from respondent The Boeing Company filed.
2021-01-05
Brief amicus curiae of International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution in Support of Petitioner filed.
2021-01-04
Application (20A127) for reconsideration of Clerk's action extending the time to file a response to the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Barrett.
2021-01-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 10, 2021, for all respondents.
2021-01-03
Response to motion from petitioner Servotronics, Inc. filed.
2020-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 11, 2021 to February 10, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 11, 2021)
Attorneys
Atlanta International Arbitration Society
Andrew J. Tuck — Alston and Bird LLP, Amicus
Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Business Roundtable
Peter Bowman Rutledge — Amicus
Dr. Xu Guojian, et al.
Katherine Burghardt Kramer — DGW Kramer LLP, Amicus
Federal Arbitration Inc. (FEDARB)
Halliburton Company
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz — Amicus
Institute of International Bankers
International Arbitration Center in Tokyo
International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution in Support of Petitioner
John B. Pinney — Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP, Amicus
Professor George A. Bermann
Professor Yanbai Andrea Wang
Michael Hugh McGinley — Dechert LLP, Amicus
Rolls-Royce PLC
Lisa Schiavo Blatt — Williams & Connolly LLP, Respondent
Servotronics, Inc.
Katherine Burks Posner — Condon & Forsyth LLP, Petitioner
Stephen R. Stegich III — Condon & Forsyth, Petitioner
The Boeing Company
Scott Payne Martin — Perkins Coie LLP, Respondent
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Inc., and the Aerospace Industries Association
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Amicus