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Djibouti v. Doraleh Container and Others, Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, July 30, 2024

30 Jul 2024
Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority, and Port de Djibouti SA v. Doraleh Container Terminal SA, DP World Djibouti FZCO and Dubai International Djibouti FZE (I), LCIA No. 142732
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Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
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Neomi Jehangir Rao, Childs, Rogers
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Djibouti, Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority, Port de Djibouti SA, Doraleh Container Terminal SA, DP World Djibouti FZCO, Dubai International Djibouti FZE, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
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Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
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Procedural Posture

This document is a Judgment issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 30, 2024, in the appellate proceedings between Doraleh Container Terminal SA (Appellee) and the Republic of Djibouti (Appellant). The appeal was taken from a prior decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 1:20-cv-02571).

Decision and Operative Directives

Following oral arguments, the Court of Appeals ordered and adjudged that the underlying judgment of the District Court be vacated. The appellate court remanded the matter to the District Court with specific instructions to determine the legal authority of the law firm Quinn Emanuel to represent Doraleh Container Terminal SA in the proceedings. The Judgment was issued per curiam, in accordance with a majority opinion authored by Circuit Judge Rao and accompanied by a dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge Rogers.