No. 24-856
 
Title: Cisco Systems, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Doe I, et al.
Docketed: February 11, 2025
Linked with: 24A450
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (15-16909)
   Decision Date: July 7, 2023
   Rehearing Denied: September 3, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Nov 01 2024 Application (24A450) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 2, 2024 to January 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Nov 06 2024 Application (24A450) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 31, 2025.
Jan 31 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2025)
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Feb 28 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Feb 28 2025 Waiver of right of respondent Doe I, et al. to respond filed.
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Mar 13 2025 Brief amici curiae of Law Professor Samuel Estreicher, et al. filed.
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Mar 13 2025 Brief amici curiae of Chevron Corporation, et al. filed.
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Mar 13 2025 Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
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Mar 13 2025 Brief amicus curiae of American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed.
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Mar 19 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025.
Mar 21 2025 Response Requested. (Due April 21, 2025)
Apr 21 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Congressman Chris Smith filed.
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Apr 21 2025 Brief of respondents Doe I, et al. in opposition filed.
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May 05 2025 Reply of petitioners Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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May 06 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
May 27 2025 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Dec 09 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Dec 22 2025 Supplemental brief of respondents Doe I, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Jan 09 2026 Petition GRANTED limited to Questions 1 and 3 presented by the petition.
Feb 11 2026 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
Feb 18 2026 Brief of petitioners Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. filed.
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Feb 18 2026 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Feb 23 2026 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Feb 25 2026 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Feb 25 2026 Brief amicus curiae of CACI Premier Technology, Inc. filed.
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Feb 25 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Feb 25 2026 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
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Mar 06 2026 Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Mar 20 2026 Brief of respondents Doe I, et al. filed.
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Mar 25 2026 Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
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Mar 26 2026 Amicus brief of Reverend Bob Fu and Other Individuals and Organizations Defending Religious Freedom submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Uyghur Human Rights Project, et al. submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Center for Justice and Accountability submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Former U.S. Ambassadors-At-Large for War Crimes Issues/Global Criminal Justice and Prosecutors of International Crimes submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of International Law Scholars submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Constitutional Accountability Center submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of The Guernica37 Centre for International Justice submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Human Rights First, Michael H. Posner, and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Professors of Legal History submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Representative Christopher H. Smith, Joe Wilson, Gus M. Bilirakis, and Stephen F. Lynch submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Estate of Tamar Kedem Siman Tov, Et Al submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of William J. Aceves submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Center For A Free Cuba, Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, The Institute For The American Future, Mercury One, The Vulnerable People Project and Jaco Booyens Ministries submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Scholars of Federal Jurisdiction, et al. submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of International Human Rights Organizations submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Oxfam America and Professors of Economics and Political Science Joseph Stiglitz, Simon Johnson, Geoffrey Heal, Gabriel Zucman, Marc Goergen, Adam Dean, and Mircea Raianu submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation submitted.
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Mar 27 2026 Amicus brief of Persecuted Christian Minorities and Supporting Organizations submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Christopher George Michel
Counsel of Record
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
555 13th Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004

CHRISTOPHERMICHEL@QUINNEMANUEL.COM
Ph: 202-538-8000
Party name: Cisco Systems, Inc., et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Paul Lindsey Hoffman
Counsel of Record
Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes LLP
200 Pier Ave.
STE 226
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

hoffpaul@aol.com
Ph: 3107177373
Party name: Doe I, et al.


Other Attorneys
Thomas Bain Becker
Counsel of Record
Rerooted Archive
1320 East Barringer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19119

rerooted.archive@gmail.com
Ph: 5167124164
Party name: Persecuted Christian Minorities and Supporting Organizations


Kendall Coffey
Counsel of Record
COFFEY BURLINGTON P.L.
2601 South Bayshore Drive
Penthouse One
Miami, FL 33133

kcoffey@coffeyburlington.com
Ph: 305-858-2900
Party name: Center For A Free Cuba, Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, The Institute For The American Future, Mercury One, The Vulnerable People Project and Jaco Booyens Ministries


Sophia Sabrina Cope
Counsel of Record
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

sophia@eff.org
Ph: 415-436-9333
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation


Paul A. Cunningham
Counsel of Record
Harkins Cunningham LLP
1750 K St. N.W.
Ste. 300
Washington, DC 20006-3817

pac@harkinscunningham.com
Ph: (202) 973-7601
Party name: Uyghur Human Rights Project, et al.


Susan Hannah Farbstein
Counsel of Record
Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Pound Hall 401
Cambridge, MA 02138

sfarbstein@law.harvard.edu
Ph: (617) 495-4589
Party name: Center for Justice and Accountability


Agnieszka M. Fryszman
Counsel of Record
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC
1100 New York Ave.
Floor 8
Washington, DC 20005

afryszman@cohenmilstein.com
Ph: 202-408-4600
Party name: Representative Christopher H. Smith, Joe Wilson, Gus M. Bilirakis, and Stephen F. Lynch


Katherine M. Gallagher
Counsel of Record
Center for Constitutional Rights
666 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10012

kgallagher@ccrjustice.org
Ph: 2126146455
Party name: International Human Rights Organizations


Scott Allen Gilmore
Counsel of Record
DiCello Levitt LLP
801 17th St. NW Suite 430
Washington, DC 20006

sgilmore@dicellolevitt.com
Ph: 202-900-8936
Party name: Human Rights First, Michael H. Posner, and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036

BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


James Kellogg Green
Counsel of Record
James K. Green, P.A.
501 South Flagler Drive, Suite 306
Flagler Center
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

jkg@jameskgreenlaw.com
Ph: 5616592029
Party name: Scholars of Federal Jurisdiction, et al.


Michael David Hausfeld
Counsel of Record
Hausfeld LLP
1200 Seventeenth Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

mhausfeld@hausfeldllp.com
Ph: 202-540-7200
Party name: Oxfam America and Professors of Economics and Political Science Joseph Stiglitz, Simon Johnson, Geoffrey Heal, Gabriel Zucman, Marc Goergen, Adam Dean, and Mircea Raianu


Christina Georgia Hioureas
Counsel of Record
Foley Hoag LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

hioureas@gmail.com
Ph: 2128120400
Party name: Former U.S. Ambassadors-At-Large for War Crimes Issues/Global Criminal Justice and Prosecutors of International Crimes


Christina Georgia Hioureas
Counsel of Record
Foley Hoag LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
25th Floor
New York, NY 10019

hioureas@gmail.com
Ph: 2128120400
Party name: The Guernica37 Centre for International Justice


Robert K. Kry
Counsel of Record
MoloLamken LLP
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20037

rkry@mololamken.com
Ph: 2025562011
Party name: International Law Scholars


Brian Olney
Counsel of Record
Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP
128 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103

bolney@hadsellstormer.com
Ph: (626) 585-9600
Party name: William J. Aceves


James Inman Pearce
Counsel of Record
Washington Litigation Group
1717 K Street NW, Suite 1120
Washington, DC 20006

jpearce@washingtonlitigationgroup.org
Ph: 2025218770
Party name: Reverend Bob Fu and Other Individuals and Organizations Defending Religious Freedom


Emily Adelaide Ray
Counsel of Record
Human Rights Entrepreneurs Clinic
23 Everett Street, Suite 305
Cambridge, MA 02138

eray@law.harvard.edu
Ph: 2079397782
Party name: Professors of Legal History


D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
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


Cory L. Andrews
Counsel of Record
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

CANDREWS@WLF.ORG
Ph: 2025880302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


John Wood Brewer
Amini LLC
131 West 35th Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10001

jwbrewer@aminillc.com
Ph: (212) 490-4700
Party name: Estate of Tamar Kedem Siman Tov, Et Al


Ilana Hope Eisenstein
Counsel of Record
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1650 Market Street
Suite 5000
Philadelphia, PA 19103

ilana.eisenstein@dlapiper.com
Ph: 215-656-3300
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Business Roundtable, The National Association of Manufacturers, and TechNet


Jack L. Goldsmith
Counsel of Record
1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Areeda 233
Cambridge, MA 02138

goldsmith@pobox.com
Ph: 617 384 8159
Party name: Chevron Corporation, Dole Food Co., Inc., International Business Machines Corp., Merck & Co. Inc.


R. Trent McCotter
Counsel of Record
Separation of Powers Clinic,Columbus School of Law
3600 John McCormack Rd.
Washington, DC 20064

mccotter@cua.edu
Ph: 202-706-5488
Party name: American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce


John Frederick O'Connor
Counsel of Record
Steptoe LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

joconnor@steptoe.com
Ph: (202) 429-3000
Party name: CACI Premier Technology, Inc.


Laura Kathleen Roberts
Counsel of Record
Marcus & Roberts, LLP
712 H Street
Suite 1422
Washington, DC 20002

kroberts@marcusandroberts.com
Ph: 6502819411
Party name: Congressman Chris Smith


Daniel Martin Sullivan
Counsel of Record
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

dsullivan@hsgllp.com
Ph: 646-837-5132
Party name: Law Professors Samuel Estreicher and Michael D. Ramsey