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World Programming Ltd. v. SAS Institute Inc.

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Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-304 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issues: (1) Whether the All Writs Act or Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69 permits federal courts to fashion novel remedies to enforce federal money judgments, such as an injunction that forbids the judgment debtor from licensing its software for use in the U.S. until the judgment is paid, to “incentivize” payment; and (2) whether and under what circumstances federal courts may invoke the All Writs Act to enjoin enforcement of a foreign money judgment, even within the nation that issued the judgment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 04 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2020)
Sep 16 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2020 to December 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 18 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 8, 2020.
Dec 08 2020Brief of respondent SAS Institute, Inc. in opposition filed.
Dec 11 2020Rule 29.6 Statement filed with respect to the brief in opposition of respondent SAS Institute Inc.
Dec 22 2020Reply of petitioner World Programming Limited filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 11 2021Petition DENIED.