Siemens Energy, Inc. v. PDVSA

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a state’s mere acquiescence in private action does not convert action into that of the state
• holding that the exercise of a statutory right to attach debtor’s property does not involve state action
• noting that Supreme Court has never held that state’s “mere acquiescence in a private action converts that action into that of the State.”
• State not responsible for a decision it “permits but does not compel”
• sale of goods in storage by warehouseman did not constitute state action
• a State may act through its legislative, executive or judicial authorities

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).