Supreme Court of the United States
Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd.
June 16, 2014573 U.S. 134
Summary
The Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act does not limit postjudgment discovery of a foreign sovereign's extraterritorial assets. The Court reasoned that the FSIA provides a comprehensive framework for immunity but does not mention discovery, and thus federal discovery rules apply.
Holding
- Whether FSIA limits postjudgment discovery of foreign sovereign's extraterritorial assets. No provision in the FSIA immunizes a foreign-sovereign judgment debtor from postjudgment discovery of information concerning its extraterritorial assets.
Docket 12-842
Cited authorities
- 28 U.S.C. § 1602
- Rule 69(a)(2)
- Rule 69(a)(1)
- 28 U.S.C. § 1602
- Fed. R. Civ. P. 69(a)(2)
- 28 U.S.C. §1604
- 28 U.S.C. §§1330
- Fed. R. Civ. P. 69(a)(2)
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