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Ben Haim v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Calderon-Cardona v. Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Stern v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Wyatt v. Syrian Arab Republic

Ben Haim v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Calderon-Cardona v. Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Stern v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Wyatt v. Syrian Arab Republic
(in United States District Court for the District of Columbia)

Formal Mandate of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. [PDF, 54 KB] 27 September 2016
Order Denying Appellants' Petition for Rehearing En Banc [PDF, 53 KB] 19 September 2016
Order Denying Appellants' Petition for Panel Rehearing [PDF, 53 KB] 19 September 2016
Appellants' Petition for Panel Rehearing and Hearing En Banc [PDF, 434 KB] 31 August 2016
Opinion for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. [PDF, 249 KB] 2 August 2016
Order and Judgment [PDF, 75 KB] 2 August 2016
ICANN's Response to Appellants' Letter to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [PDF, 205 KB] 28 January 2016
Appellants' Letter to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [PDF, 52 KB] 25 January 2016
ICANN's Response to Appellants' Letter to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [PDF, 219 KB] 19 January 2016
Appellants' Letter to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [PDF, 149 KB] 18 January 2016
ICANN's Brief in Response to the Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae [PDF, 191 KB] 14 January 2016
Appellants Brief in Response to the United States as Amicus Curiae [PDF, 136 KB] 14 January 2016
Order re: Appellants' Motion to Supplement the Record [PDF, 54 KB] 8 January 2016
Order re: United States' Motion for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument [PDF, 55 KB] 7 January 2016
Appellants' Opposition to the Government's Motion to Participate in Oral Argument [PDF, 50 KB] 7 January 2016
Reply Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants [PDF, 156 KB] 7 January 2016
Motion of the United States for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument [PDF, 87 KB] 6 January 2016
Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae [PDF, 221 KB] 29 December 2015
Order re: Appellants' Motions: (i) To Supplement the Record and to File a Second Supplemental Appendix; (ii) For Judicial Notice; and (iii) For Leave to File Oversized Brief [PDF, 57 KB] 18 December 2015
Appellants' Letter to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [PDF, 52 KB] 10 December 2015
ICANN's Letter to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [PDF, 301 KB] 7 December 2015
Order re: United States' Motion for a Extension of Time to Respond [PDF, 55 KB] 23 November 2015
Appellants' Response in Opposition to United States' Motion for a 23-Day Extension [PDF, 53 KB] 22 November 2015
United States' Motion for a 23-Day Extension of Time in which to Respond to the Court's Invitation [PDF, 100 KB] 20 November 2015
Order Inviting the United States to File a Brief [PDF, 53 KB] 13 November 2015
Appellants' Reply in Support of Their Motion for Leave to File Their Reply Brief Oversized [PDF, 71 KB] 6 November 2015
ICANN's Response to Appellants' Motion for Leave to File Their Reply Brief Oversized [PDF, 139 KB] 30 October 2015
Appellants' Motion for Leave to File Their Reply Brief Oversized [PDF, 51 KB] 27 October 2015
Appellants' Motion Requesting that the Court Take Judicial Notice [PDF, 1.21 MB] 27 October 2015
Appellants' Reply Brief [PDF, 143 KB] 27 October 2015
ICANN's Response to Appellants' Motion to Supplement the Record and File a Second Supplemental Appendix [PDF, 124 KB] 22 October 2015
Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File the Reply Brief [PDF, 53 KB] 9 October 2015
ICANN's Brief [PDF, 376 KB] 28 September 2015
Order Granting Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Appendix [PDF, 52 KB] 25 September 2015
ICANN's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Appendix with Exhibits [PDF, 479 KB] 16 September 2015
26 August 2015
Order Re: Motion to Certify Question of Law to D.C. Court of Appeals and Revised Briefing Schedule [PDF, 55 KB] 6 August 2015
ICANN's Opposition to Appellants' Motion to Certify Questions to D.C. Court of Appeals and to Suspend the Briefing Schedule [PDF, 564 KB] 9 June 2015
Order re: Suspension of Briefing Schedule [PDF, 52 KB] 2 June 2015
Appellants' Motion to Certify Question to D.C. Court of Appeals and to Suspend the Briefing Schedule [PDF, 1.66 MB] 29 May 2015
Order re: Briefing Schedule [PDF, 116 KB] 24 March 2015
Scheduling Order [PDF, 60 KB] 23 December 2014
Notice of Appeal [PDF, 428 KB] 12 December 2014
Order and Memorandum of Opinion Granting Motions to Quash Writs of Attachment [PDF, 346 KB] 10 November 2014
Reply in Further Support of Plaintiffs-Judgment Creditors' Motion for Discovery [PDF, 139 KB] 24 October 2014
ICANN's Consolidated Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for for Six Month Discovery Period [PDF, 3.91 MB] 14 October 2014
ICANN's Consolidated Reply in Support of Its Motion to Quash [PDF, 222 KB] 10 October 2014
Plaintiffs-Judgment Creditors Preliminary Response to ICANN's Motion to Quash [PDF 251 KB] 30 September 2014
Plaintiffs Motion for Six Month Discovery Period and Related Declarations [PDF 9.08 MB] 25 September 2014
Stipulated Protective Order [PDF 478 KB] 19 September 2014
ICANN's Consolidated Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Extend time to response to Motions to Quash [PDF, 554 KB] 18 August 2014
Ben Haim-1: Motion to Quash Writs of Attachment and Supporting Declarations [PDF, 3.67 MB] 29 July 2014
Ben Haim-2: Motion to Quash Writs of Attachment and Supporting Declarations [PDF, 3.67 MB] 29 July 2014
Calderon-Cardona: Motion to Quash Writs of Attachment and Supporting Declarations [PDF, 3.67 MB] 29 July 2014
Rubin: Motion to Quash Writs of Attachment and Supporting Declarations [PDF, 3.67 MB] 29 July 2014
Stern: Motion to Quash Writs of Attachment and Supporting Declarations [PDF, 3.74 MB] 29 July 2014
Weinstein: Motion to Quash Writs of Attachment and Supporting Declarations [PDF, 3.67 MB] 29 July 2014
Wyatt: Motion to Quash Writs of Attachment and Supporting Declarations [PDF, 3.66 MB] 29 July 2014
ICANN's Responses to Writs of Attachments and Subpoenas [PDF, 791 KB] 28 July 2014
Writs of Attachment and Subpoenas [PDF, 2.93 MB] 24 June 2014
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