Estate of Esther Klieman v. Palestinian Authority

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 15-7034 September Term, 2019 FILED ON: AUGUST 18, 2020 ESTATE OF ESTHER KLIEMAN, BY AND THROUGH ITS ADMINISTRATOR, AARON KESNER, ET AL., APPELLANTS v. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, ALSO KNOWN AS PALESTINIAN INTERIM SELF-GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY AND PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION, ALSO KNOWN AS PLO, APPELLEES On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States Before: GARLAND and KATSAS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS*, Senior Circuit Judge. JUDGMENT This cause came to be heard on remand from the Supreme Court of the United States, vacating this court’s judgment and remanding for further consideration in light of the subsequently enacted Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, H.R. 1865, 116th Cong., § 903 (December 20, 2019). On consideration thereof, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the portion of this court’s judgment affirming the District Court’s judgment relating to general jurisdiction, specific jurisdiction, and discovery, as discussed at Estate of Esther Klieman v. Palestinian Authority, 923 F.3d 1115, 1115-27 (D.C. Cir. 2019), be reinstated. It is FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the case be remanded for further proceedings in light of the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, H.R. 1865, 116th Cong., § 903 (December 20, 2019). The Clerk is directed to issue the mandate forthwith. FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk * The late Senior Circuit Judge Stephen F. Williams was a member of the panel that decided this case in 2019, but he did not participate in this judgment. Judges Garland and Katsas have acted as a quorum with respect to this judgment. See 28 U.S.C. § 46 (d).