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CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited, et al. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd., et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-36024, 22-35085, 22-35103 · judgment August 1, 2023
Decided · June 5, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 16% cert probability (95% interval 11%–22%)
Before the decision, about 3.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
Consolidated with 24-17. Whether plaintiffs must prove minimum contacts before federal courts may assert personal jurisdiction over foreign states sued under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Matthew Dempsey McGill
King & Spalding LLP
For respondent
Carter G. Phillips
Sidley Austin LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
10 merits
(7 supporting pet./neither, 3 respondent)
Related
Vide, 24-17
Argument & decision
Argued March 3, 2025 — Aaron Streett · Matthew D. McGill · Sarah M. Harris · Carter G. Phi.... Audio and transcript
Decided June 5, 2025. Opinion by Alito.
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Motion to modify opinion issued on June 5, 2025 DENIED.
- Sep 03 2025Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 14 2025Republic of India Letter in Support of Respondent's Motion to Modify of Republic of India not accepted for filing. (July 17, 2025)
- Jul 08 2025Opposition to motion to modify opinion issued on June 5, 2025 filed by petitioners in No. 23-1201 . VIDED.
- Jul 07 2025Judgment Issued.
- Jul 02 2025Motion to modify opinion issued on June 5, 2025 filed by respondent Antrix Corp. Ltd. VIDED.
- Jun 05 2025Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. VIDED.
- Mar 03 2025Argued. For petitioner in 24-17: Aaron Streett, Houston, Tex. For petitioners in 23-1201: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae supporting petitioners: Sarah M. Harris, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. VIDED.
- Feb 18 2025Reply of petitioners CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
- Feb 18 2025Reply of petitioner Devas Multimedia Private Limited filed (as to 24-17). (Distributed)
- Feb 12 2025Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners in No. 23-1201 GRANTED.
- Feb 12 2025Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
- Jan 24 2025Brief amicus curiae of Republic of Zimbabwe filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
- Jan 24 2025Brief amicus curiae of Republic of India filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
- Jan 24 2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Paul Stephan filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
- Jan 22 2025Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
- Jan 17 2025Brief of respondent Antrix Corp. Ltd. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
- Jan 17 2025Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners in No. 23-1201. VIDED.
- Jan 13 2025CIRCULATED
- Dec 16 2024Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
- Dec 11 2024Amicus brief of Andrea K. Bjorklund & Franco Ferrari not accepted for filing. (December 11, 2024 - submission to be corrected and resubmitted)
- Dec 11 2024Brief amici curiae of Andrea K. Bjorklund, et al. filed. VIDED.
- Dec 11 2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor George A. Bermann filed. VIDED.
- Dec 11 2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ingrid (Wuerth) Brunk in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
- Dec 11 2024Brief amicus curiae of Mark B. Feldman filed. VIDED.
- Dec 11 2024Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and American Petroleum Institute filed. VIDED.
- Dec 11 2024Brief amicus curiae of United States Council for International Business filed. VIDED.
- Dec 11 2024Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
- Dec 06 2024Sealed record material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
- Dec 04 2024Brief of petitioners CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited, et al. filed. VIDED.
- Dec 04 2024Brief of petitioner Devas Multimedia Private Limited (in 24-17) filed.
- Nov 29 2024Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners. VIDED.
- Nov 27 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- Nov 22 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 3, 2025. VIDED.
- Oct 31 2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including December 4, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 17, 2025. VIDED.
- Oct 30 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED.
- Oct 04 2024Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-17 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
- Oct 04 2024Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 23-1201. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 23-1201. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
- Aug 21 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
- Aug 21 2024Reply of petitioners CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Aug 06 2024Brief of respondent Antrix Corp. Ltd., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
- May 28 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 6, 2024.
- May 23 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 7, 2024 to August 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 06 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2024)