No. 23-867
 
Title: Republic of Hungary, et al., Petitioners
v.
Rosalie Simon, et al.
Docketed: February 12, 2024
Linked with: 23A592
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   Case Numbers: (22-7010, 22-7013, 22-7112)
   Decision Date: August 8, 2023
   Rehearing Denied: October 12, 2023
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 21 2023 Application (23A592) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 10, 2024 to February 9, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Jan 04 2024 Application (23A592) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 9, 2024.
Feb 07 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2024)
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Mar 13 2024 Waiver of right of respondent Rosalie Simon, et al. to respond filed.
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Mar 20 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
Mar 25 2024 Response Requested. (Due April 24, 2024)
Apr 18 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 24, 2024 to May 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 19 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2024, for all respondents.
May 14 2024 Brief of respondents Rosalie Simon, et al. filed.
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May 24 2024 Reply of petitioners Republic of Hungary, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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May 28 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
Jun 17 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
Jun 24 2024 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 11 2024 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jul 15 2024 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 26, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 11, 2024.
Aug 26 2024 Brief of petitioner Republic of Hungary and Magyar Allamvasutak Zrt filed.
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Aug 26 2024 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amicus curiae of the Federal Republic of Germany filed.
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Oct 11 2024 Brief of respondents Rosalie Simon, et al. filed.
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Oct 17 2024 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Oct 18 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
Oct 18 2024 Brief amici curiae of Members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 18 2024 Brief amici curiae of The 1939 Society, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 22 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Oct 22 2024 CIRCULATED
Nov 04 2024 Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Nov 04 2024 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 11 2024 Reply of petitioners Republic of Hungary, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 03 2024 Argued. For petitioners: Joshua S. Glasgow, Buffalo, N. Y.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.
Feb 21 2025 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Mar 25 2025 Judgment Issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Joshua Scott Glasgow
Counsel of Record
Phillips Lytle LLP
620 Eighth Avenue
38th Floor
New York, NY 10018

jglasgow@phillipslytle.com
Ph: 2127594888
Party name: Republic of Hungary and Magyar Allamvasutak Zrt


Attorneys for Respondents
Shay Dvoretzky
Counsel of Record
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1440 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005

SHAY.DVORETZKY@SKADDEN.COM
Ph: 202-371-7370
Party name: Rosalie Simon, Rosanna Weksberg Finkelberg (as heir to Helena Weksberg), Rose Miller & Thomas Schlanger (as heir to Ella Feuerstein Schlanger)


Charles S. Fax
Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC
7700 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 320
Bethesda, MD 20814

cfax@rwllaw.com
Ph: 410-274-1453
Party name: Rosalie Simon, et al.


David H. Weinstein
Weinstein Kitchenoff & Asher LLC
24 West Lancaster Avenue
Suite 201
Ardmore, PA 19003

weinstein@wka-law.com
Ph: 215-545-7200
Party name: Rosalie Simon, et al.


L. Marc Zell

34 Ben Yehuda Street
Jerusalem, XX 9423001

Mzell@fandz.com
Ph: 01197226336300
Party name: Rosalie Simon, Rosanna Weksberg Finkelberg (as heir to Helena Weksberg), Rose Miller & Thomas Schlanger (as heir to Ella Feuerstein Schlanger)


Other Attorneys
Sarah M. Harris
Counsel of Record
Acting Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Walter Elmer Diercks
Counsel of Record
Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harrs & Cooke, LLP
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

wdiercks@rwdhc.com
Ph: (202) 861-0870
Party name: The Federal Republic of Germany


Akiva Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

ASHAPIRO@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: (212) 351-2427
Party name: Members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate


Benjamin Gross Shatz
Counsel of Record
Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP
2049 Century Park East
Suite 1700
Los Angles, CA 90067-3119

bshatz@manatt.com
Ph: 3103124383
Party name: The 1939 Society, Bet Tzedek, Center for the Study of Law & Genocide, and Loyola Justice for Atrocities Clinic