DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. v. SOMERS

No. 16-1276.

138 S.Ct. 767 (2018)

583 U.S. 149

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC., Petitioner v. Paul SOMERS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kannon K. Shanmugam , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Daniel L. Geyser , Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent.

Christopher G. Michel , pro hac vice, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondent.

Brian T. Ashe , Kiran A. Seldon , Shireen Y. Wetmore , Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco, CA, Kyle A. Petersen , Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL, Kannon K. Shanmugam , Amy Mason Saharia , A. Joshua Podoll , Meng Jia Yang , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Stephen F. Henry , Berkeley, CA, Peter K. Stris , Brendan S. Maher , Daniel L. Geyser , Douglas D. Geyser , Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for respondent.


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