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Simmtech Co., Ltd. v. Citibank, N.A., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 16-2994 · judgment September 6, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 16, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Second Circuit erred by expanding the scope of res judicata beyond the traditional transactional approach.

  2. Whether the Second Circuit erred by giving complete res judicata effect to a prior federal court dismissal based on territorial limitations to United States antitrust law.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Bong June Kim
Kim & Bae, PC

For respondent
Daniel Mumford Perry
Milbank LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 27 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
  3. Dec 19 2017
    Waiver of right of respondents Citibank, N.A., et al. to respond filed.
  4. Dec 05 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2018)