AGUDAS CHASIDEI CHABAD, U.S. v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION

No. 20-7078.

19 F.4th 472 (2021)

AGUDAS CHASIDEI CHABAD OF UNITED STATES, Appellee v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION, et al., Appellees State Development Corporation VEB. RF, formerly known as Vnesheconombank, Appellant Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States, Appellee v. Russian Federation, et al., Appellees Tenex-USA Incorporated, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Y. Livshiz argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Timothy P. Harkness , Scott A. Eisman , Maria Slobodchikova , and Elvira Sihvola .

Steven Lieberman argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Robert P. Parker .

Nicolle Kownacki and David Riesenberg argued the causes for appellant. With them on the briefs were Carolyn B. Lamm and Ena Cefo .

Steven Lieberman argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Robert P. Parker .

Mark B. Feldman , Jack Blumenfeld , and Michelle Streifthau-Livizos were on the brief for amicus curiae Former State Department Deputy Legal Advisor Mark B. Feldman in support of appellees.

Before: SRINIVASAN, Chief Judge, ROGERS, Circuit Judge, and SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


These appeals arise out of the efforts of appellee Chabad to recover 17th century religious materials taken in the 1900s. Specifically as relevant here, Chabad served appellants with subpoenas seeking to identify whether either held assets that could be attached on the fines imposed by the district court when the Russian Federation...

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