King v. Habib Bank Limited

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

KEVIN KING, et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-04322-LGS-OTW Plaintiffs, V. Case No. 1:21-cv-02351-LGS-OTW HABIB BANK LIMITED, Defendant

KATHLEEN L. ALEXANDER. et al. Case No. 1:21-cv-06044-LGS-OTW Plaintiffs, Vv. HABIB BANK LIMITED, ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED Defendant Plaintiffs shall file a response to Defendant's motion MARY BORDER, ef al., for reconsideration by August 25, 2023. Plaintiffs, So Ordered. V. Dated: August 9, 2023 HABIB BANK LIMITED, New York, New York Defendant

LORNA G. Satna UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE HABIB BANK LIMITED’S NOTICE OF ITS MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION BASED ON INTERVENING AND CONTROLLING DECISIONS IN TWITTER AND FREEMAN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rules 7(b) and 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 7.1, Habib Bank Limited, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby appears for the purpose of moving the Court, before the Honorable Lorna G. Schofield, United States District Judge, at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007, at a date and time to be determined

by the Court, for an order (i) reconsidering this Court’s September 28, 2022 Opinion and Order (ECF No. 58), to the extent it denied dismissal of secondary-liability claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act (“ATA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2333(d)(2), in light of the intervening and controlling decisions in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 143 S. Ct. 1206 (2023), and Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC, 57 F.4th 66 (2023); and (ii) modifying the September Opinion and Order to provide for

dismissal of the secondary-liability claims with prejudice under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A memorandum of law in support of this Motion is filed herewith.

Dated: August 8, 2023 Respectfully submitted, Washington, DC

s/ Christopher M. Curran Christopher M. Curran Claire A. DeLelle Celia A. McLaughlin (Pro Hac Vice application pending) Alison Perry 701 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Of Counsel: Telephone: + 1 202 626 3600 Facsimile: + 1 202 639 9355 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP ccurran@whitecase.com Mitchell R. Berger (MB-4112) cdelelle@whitecase.com Alexandra E. Chopin (AC-2008) cmclaughlin@whitecase.com Benjamin D. Wood (Pro Hac Vice) alison.perry@whitecase.com

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