Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Resolved
Docket Number
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the discretion granted to district courts in 28 U.S.C. §1782(a) to render assistance in gathering evidence for use in “a foreign or international tribunal” encompasses private commercial arbitral tribunals, as the Fourth and Sixth Circuits have held, or excludes such tribunals without expressing an exclusionary intent, as the Second, Fifth, and, in the case below, the Seventh Circuit, have held.
Case Updates
Case dismissed pursuant to Rule 46.1 joint stipulation to dismiss
September 28, 2021
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief arguing that 28 U.S.C. 1782 does not authorize discovery in support of international commercial arbitrations
June 28, 2021
Click here to view the amicus brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable. Peter B. Rutledge and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Seventh Circuit Opinion -- Servotronics Inc. v. Rolls Royce PLC (Seventh Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf