1,919 Pages Too Much To Read In 30 Days... Judge Gives Attorneys Additional 45 Days To Read, Review, Respond To Cuba Defendants; Judge & Clerks & Interns Must Also Read

In June 2020, Defendants provided 1,919 pages. Plaintiff had thirty days to respond. Plaintiff used thirty days and then requested additional forty-five days. Defendants did not oppose request. Now Plaintiff attorneys, the Judge and his law clerk(s) and his intern(s) have meaningful summer reading.

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION V. CORPORACION CIMEX, S.A. (Cuba), CORPRACION CIMEX, S.A. (Panama), AND UNION CUBA-PETROLEO [1:19-cv-01277; Washington DC]

Steptoe & Johnson (plaintiff)
Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C. (defendant)

Order (14 July 2020)
Plaintiff’s Consent Motion For Extension Of Time And Entry Of Scheduling Order (13 July 2020)
Proposed Order (13 July 2020)

Cuba Government Files 1,919 Pages In Response To Exxon Mobil Libertad Act Lawsuit (18 June 2020)

Order Text:

Upon consideration of Plaintiffs Consent Motion for Extension of Time and Entry of Scheduling Order, the Court issues the following Order:
1. The Motion is granted.
2. Plaintiff shall file an opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Action with Prejudice and for Other Relief (Dkt. Nos. 42 & 43) (the "Motion") no later than September 29, 2020. Defendants shall file a reply, if any, within forty-five ( 45) days from the filing and service of Plaintiffs opposition. The parties may advise the Court of their views with respect to the need vel non for jurisdictional discovery as to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's jurisdictional immunities ("FSIA jurisdictional discovery") in the opposition and reply briefs, without need to make a motion for leave to take jurisdictional discovery.
3. To the extent that the Court's treatment or disposition of the Motion does not render their compliance with Rule 26(:f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure moot, the parties, consistent with any relevant rulings by the Court in its treatment or disposition of the Motion, shall: comply with Rule 26(:f) with respect to FSIA jurisdictional discovery; and, pursuant thereto, meet and confer under Rule 26(:f) within thirty (30) days of entry of the Court's order on the Motion, and submit a discovery plan in accordance with Rule 26(f), with respect to FSIA jurisdictional discovery (including for the litigation of any objections by Defendants to, or with respect to, FSIA jurisdictional discovery).
4. Nothing in this Order, or Plaintiff’s motion for or Defendant’s consent to the entry of same, shall be construed to waive, limit or prejudice any party’s rights, positions or arguments regarding: jurisdictional discovery; appeal from or petition for appellate review of the Court’s order or orders on the Motion or otherwise; arguments pertaining to jurisdictional discovery that may be raised on appeal or appellate review; or any party’s other rights, positions or arguments.

Judge Amit P. Mehta

Judge Amit P. Mehta was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on December 22, 2014. Born in Patan, India, Judge Mehta received his B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Georgetown University in 1993 and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997. After law school, Judge Mehta worked in the San Francisco office of the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP before clerking for the Honorable Susan P. Graber of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Following his clerkship, Judge Mehta worked at the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Zuckerman Spaeder LLP from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, Judge Mehta joined the District of Columbia Public Defender Service as a staff attorney. Judge Mehta returned to Zuckerman Spaeder in 2007, where his practice focused on white-collar criminal defense, complex business disputes, and appellate advocacy. Judge Mehta served on the Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project and is the former co-chair of the District of Columbia Bar’s Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section Steering Committee. He is also a former Director of Facilitating Leadership in Youth, a non-profit organization dedicated to after-school activities and mentoring for at-risk youth.

Judge Amit P. Mehta's Court Webpage

Clerkship Information: Judge Mehta has completed hiring clerks for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 terms. Consistent with the Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan, Judge Mehta will consider applicants for the 2023-24 term in the summer of 2021. Judge Mehta has three law clerks.

Internship Information: Judge Mehta selects two to three interns for the fall, spring, and summer terms. Interns are required to work a minimum of 15 hours per week during academic semesters and 40 hours per week during the summer. If applicable, interns also may receive academic credit for the internship. Judge Mehta has completed internship hiring for Fall 2020. Interested applicants for Spring 2021 should submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and transcript with at least one semester of grades to Mehta_Internship@dcd.uscourts.gov.