Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel

Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 17, 2008
Decided June 12, 2008
Full case nameRepublic of Philippines et al. v. Jerry S. Pimentel, temporary administrator of the Estate of Mariano J. Pimentel, deceased, et al.
Docket no.06-1204
Citations553 U.S. 851 (more)
128 S. Ct. 2180; 171 L. Ed. 2d 131
ArgumentOral argument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Case history
Prior
  • In re Estate of Marcos Human Rights Litig., 910 F. Supp. 1460 (D. Haw. 1995); affirmed sub nom. Hilao v. Estate of Marcos, 103 F.3d 767 (9th Cir. 1996)
  • Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. ENC Corp., 446 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir.), opinion amended and superseded, 448 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2006), and opinion amended and superseded on denial of rehearing, 464 F.3d 885 (9th Cir. 2006); cert. granted, 552 U.S. 1061 (2007).
SubsequentNY Slip Op 05208 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
973 N.E.2d 703 (N.Y. 2012)
681 F. App'x 37 (2d Cir. 2016)
14 Civ. 890 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y. 2018) et seq.
Holding
Foreign sovereigns are "indispensable parties" under Rule 19 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityKennedy, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Souter (all but Parts IV–B and V); Stevens (Part II)
Concur/dissentStevens
Concur/dissentSouter
Laws applied
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel,[note 1] 553 U.S. 851 (2008), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which clarified the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as regards money damages sought by a foreign government, the Republic of the Philippines, via its Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). The case stemmed out of disputes surrounding one of the overseas investments and bank accounts of Ferdinand Marcos, Arelma S.A.. Marcos was President of the Philippines until being overthrown in the People Power Revolution.
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