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Blenheim Capital Holdings Ltd., et al. v. Lockheed Martin Corporation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 21-2104 · judgment November 15, 2022

Certiorari denied · June 17, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Is a foreign government’s procurement of goods for a military purpose, through a contract with a U.S. company, commercial activity within the meaning of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Hamish Hume
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

For respondent
Marc L. Greenwald
Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jun 17 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 28 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
  3. May 24 2024
    Supplemental brief of petitioners Blenheim Capital Holdings Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. May 14 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  5. Oct 02 2023
    The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
  6. Jul 19 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  7. Jul 17 2023
    Reply of petitioners Blenheim Capital Holdings Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  8. Jun 30 2023
    Brief of respondent Lockheed Martin Corporation in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  9. May 23 2023
    Letter pursuant to Rule 12.6 from counsel for petitioners filed.
    Main Document
  10. May 23 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 3, 2023.
  11. May 22 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 1, 2023 to July 3, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  12. May 02 2023
    Response Requested. (Due June 1, 2023)
  13. Apr 25 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
  14. Apr 04 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Airbus Defence and Space SAS to respond filed.
    Main Document
  15. Apr 04 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Lockheed Martin Corporation to respond filed.
    Main Document
  16. Mar 13 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 14, 2023)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service