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

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 17-5272 · judgment April 27, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

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. /

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Teresita A. Canuto

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

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