Donziger v. Chevron Corp.
Petition for certiorari denied on June 19, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether federal courts have jurisdiction to entertain pre-emptive collateral attacks on money judgments issued by foreign courts; and (2) whether the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act authorizes federal courts to issue injunctive relief to private parties.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, June 3, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2017 | Application (16A686) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2017 to March 26, 2017, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| 01/12/2017 | Application (16A686) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until March 27, 2017. |
| 03/27/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 1, 2017) |
| 03/27/2017 | Appendix of Steven Donziger, et al. filed. |
| 04/21/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 15, 2017. |
| 05/01/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Republic of Ecuador filed. |
| 05/01/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Amazon Watch and Rainforest Action Network filed. |
| 05/01/2017 | Brief amici curiae of International Law Professors filed. |
| 05/01/2017 | Brief amici curiae of The Earth and 14 other non-profit Organizations filed. |
| 05/15/2017 | Brief of respondent Chevron Corporation in opposition filed. |
| 05/30/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017. |
| 05/31/2017 | Reply of petitioners Steven Donziger, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/19/2017 | Petition DENIED. |