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New Mighty U.S. Trust, et al. v. Robert Shi, as Executor of the Will of Yueh-Lan Wang, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 18-7066 · judgment March 15, 2019
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a D.C. Circuit decision below and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
Whether a forum resident bears a heightened burden to establish that a suit brought by a foreign plaintiff should be dismissed under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, as the Court of Appeals below and the Fourth and Eighth Circuits have held, or bears no heightened burden, as the Third, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits have held.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Boris Bershteyn
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
For respondent
Daniel Seth Weinberger
Gibbons P.C.
Proceedings
- Oct 21 2019Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Professor George A. Bermann GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
- Oct 21 2019Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Oct 02 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
- Sep 20 2019Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Professor George A. Bermann.
- Sep 12 2019Waiver of right of respondents Robert Shi, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 21 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 20, 2019)
- Jun 28 2019Application (19A7) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 22, 2019 to August 21, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
- Jun 21 2019Application (19A7) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 21, 2019.