The Export-Import Bank of The Republic of China v. Democratic Republic of the…

Background

The case was reassigned to Judge Jesse M. Furman. The order states that existing dates and deadlines would remain in effect unless the court ordered otherwise, while any currently scheduled conference or oral argument was adjourned pending further order.

Pending Motions

The court identified several pending matters: the Export-Import Bank’s motion for attorney’s fees, its motion for sanctions, and letter motions asking the court to defer ruling on the sanctions motion. Because the principal motions were old and the facts or law might have materially changed, the court denied the motions without prejudice to renewal in a single motion by March 27, 2020. The court also described the letter motions as apparently moot.

Case-Status Letter

The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter by March 11, 2020, limited to five pages. The letter must provide updated counsel information; a brief description of the case and defenses; an explanation of jurisdiction and venue; all deadlines; previously scheduled conferences; discovery completed and remaining discovery needed for settlement discussions; prior settlement discussions; the parties’ views about possible alternative dispute resolution; an estimate of trial length; and other information that could help move the case toward settlement or trial. If the case had already been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties did not have to file the letter if they filed proof of termination before the deadline.

Disposition

Judge Jesse M. Furman denied the pending motions without prejudice to renewal in a single motion by March 27, 2020. He also ordered the joint status letter and directed the Clerk of Court to terminate ECF docket entries 31, 39, 42, and 43. The order did not decide the underlying merits of the dispute.