Werfel v. The Palestine Liberation Organization

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Werfel v. The Palestine Liberation Organization

Opinion

Appellate Case: 23-1286 Document: 99 Date Filed: 07/08/2025 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT July 8, 2025 _________________________________ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court CHAYA WERFEL; BASYA YEHUDIS GOLDSTEIN; SHELLEY LEVINE; STEFANIE LEVINE; HAYA LEVINE, as parent and natural guardian of minor Y.Y.L., next friend Y.Y.L., Estate of Rabbi Kalman (Cary) Levine; ESTATE OF RABBI KALMAN (CARY) LEVINE; AHARON LEVINE; CHANA LEVINE; MICHAL LEVINE, as parent and natural Nos. 23-1286 & 23-1335 guardian of minor H.Y.A., next friend (D.C. No. 1:21-CV-03043-GPG-STV) H.Y.A.; BASSHEVA MIRIAM (D. Colo.) PELCOVICS, as parent and natural guardian of minors L.Y.P., Y.M.P., N.B.P., and Y.C.P, next friend, L.Y.P., born Y.M.P., next friend N.B.P., next friend Y.C.P.; YITZCHOK MEIR LEVINE; YERACHMIEL LEVINE; MOSHE LEVINE; AVRAHAM LEVINE; DR. NORMAN HECHING; JOSEPH WERFEL; AVRAHAM NEFOUSSI; DAVID SAMUEL SALIS, individually and as parent and natural guardian of minor E.Y.S., next friend E.Y.S.; DANA-LEE SALIS, individually and as parent and natural guardian of minor E.Y.S., next friend E.Y.S.; AKIVA POLLACK; RABBI SAUL GOLDSTEIN, individually and as parent and natural guardian of minors B.Y.G., E.G., A.D.G., N.G. and B.G., next friend B.Y.G., next friend E.G., next friend A.D.G., next friend N.G.; MIRIAM GOLDSTEIN, individually and as parent and natural guardian of minors B.Y.G., E.G., A.D.G., N.G. and B.G., next friend B.Y.G., next friend E.G., next friend A.D.G., next friend N.G.; SARAH RIVKA GOLDSTEIN; MORDECHAI GOLDSTEIN; MALKA GOLDSTEIN; Appellate Case: 23-1286 Document: 99 Date Filed: 07/08/2025 Page: 2

MOSHE GEDALIAH GOLDSTEIN; YAKOVA KUPINSKY, individually, as parent and natural guardian of minors M.K., and Y.K., personal representative of the estate of Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky, next friend M.K. Estate of Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky; ESTATE OF RABBI ARYEH KUPINSKY; YITZCHAK KUPINSKY; DEVORAH KUPINSKY; ELIYAHU KUPINSKY; BASHY MIRIAM TWERSKY, personal representative of the Estate of Rabbi Moshe Twersky, Estate of Rabbi Moshe Twersky; MESHULEM TWERSKY, individually, as parent and natural guardian of minors R.T.(1), C.T., E.T.(1), Y.T., M.T., E.T.(2), and S.T, Estate of Rabbi Moshe Twersky, next friend R.T.(1), next friend E.T.(1), next friend Y.T., next friend M.T., next friend E.T.(2), next friend S.T.; ESTATE OF RABBI MOSHE TWERSKY, by its personal representatives Bashy Miriam Twersky and Meshulem Twersky; REFAEL TWERSKY, individually and as parent and natural guardian of minors A.T., I.T., and R.T.(2), next friend A.T., next friend L.T., next friend R.T.(2); RIVKA WALDER, individually and as parent and natural guardian of minors Y.A.W., I.W. and Y.W., next friend Y.A.W., next friend I.W., next friend Y.W.; NECHAMA CHARLAP, individually and as parent and natural guardian of minors I.C. and E.C., next friend I.C., next friend E.C.; AVRAHAM TWERSKY; RINAL SAIF, individually, as parent and natural guardian of minor, L.S., personal representative of the Estate of Zidan Saif, next friend L.S., Estate of Zidan Saif; ESTATE OF ZIDAN SAIF, personal representative, Rinal Saif; NUHAD SAIF; JULIA SAIF; BRIANA HAZEL GOLDBERG, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of

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Rabbi Abraham Samuel (Avraham) Goldberg, Estate of Rabbi Abraham Samuel (Avraham) Goldberg; ESTATE OF RABBI ABRAHAM SAMUEL (AVRAHAM) GOLDBERG; DEBORAH (GOLDBERG) HAMMOND; LIBBY GOLDBERG; RIVKA (GOLDBERG) SIRELING; HADASSA (GOLDBERG) TREUHAFT; ADRIAN GOLDBERG; ELISHEVA GOLDBERG,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

v.

THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION; THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, a/k/a The Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority, a/k/a The Palestinian National Authority; RIYAD MANSOUR, as the representative of The Palestine Liberation Organization and The Palestinian Authority,

Defendants - Appellees.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Intervenor - Appellant. _________________________________

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* _________________________________

Before BACHARACH, BALDOCK, and CARSON, Circuit Judges. _________________________________

* This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1. 3 Appellate Case: 23-1286 Document: 99 Date Filed: 07/08/2025 Page: 4

In the case below, the district court concluded that the consent provision for

personal jurisdiction in the Promoting Security and Justice of Victims of Terrorism

Act of 2019 violated due process. Plaintiffs and the United States—which intervened

to defend the constitutionality of the statute—separately appealed. After hearing

argument, we abated the appeals pending a decision by the Supreme Court in Fuld v.

Palestine Liberation Organization, No. 24-20, and United States v. Palestine

Liberation Organization, No. 24-151 (the “Fuld Actions”).

The parties have filed joint status reports (1) advising that the Supreme Court

issued its decision in the Fuld Actions, and (2) offering their respective positions as

to how these appeals should proceed.

Upon consideration, the abatement of these appeals is lifted, the district court’s

dismissal order and judgment are vacated, and these matters are remanded to the

United States District Court for the District of Colorado to consider in the first

instance the impact of Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization, 606 U.S. __ (2025)

on the claims raised in this litigation. “Defendants’ motion for leave to file a

supplemental brief and Plaintiffs’ motion for summary disposition are denied as

moot.

Entered for the Court

Per Curiam

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Unpublished