Mezerhane v. Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2016

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
15-410	11th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2015

Issue: Whether and under what circumstances expropriations that violate binding international human rights treaties and/or norms of customary international law constitute takings in violation of "international law" under 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(3) (Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act) and 22 U.S.C. § 2370(e)(2) (Second Hickenlooper Amendment).

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/17/2015	Application (15A79) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 5, 2015 to September 4, 2015, submitted to Justice Thomas.
07/24/2015	Application (15A79) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 4, 2015.
08/21/2015	Application (15A79) to extend further the time from September 4, 2015 to October 2, 2015, submitted to Justice Thomas.
08/27/2015	Application (15A79) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 2, 2015.
10/02/2015	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2015)
10/21/2015	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 2, 2015, for all respondents.
12/01/2015	Brief of respondent Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela in opposition filed.
12/02/2015	Brief of respondents Fondo de Proteccion Social de Los Depositos Bancarios, and Superintendencia de Las Institutiones del Sector Bancario in opposition filed.
12/22/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016.
12/22/2015	Reply of petitioner Nelson J. Mezerhane filed. (Distributed)
01/11/2016	Petition DENIED.