ICANN Litigation Update: .AFRICA, IRP & CEP Status Report .WEB

ICANN litigation, IRP, CEP,  Reconsideration Requests status update:

1. New gTLD .AFRICA
DotConnectAfrica Trust vs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and Intervenor ZA Central Registry (ZACR)
Case Number: BC607494, California State Superior Court, County of Los Angeles
Filing Date: 01/20/2016
Case Type: Other Commercial/Business Tort (General Jurisdiction)
Status: Pending
UPDATE 3 Jan 2017: ICANN not enjoined from delegating .AFRICA by California State Superior Court Judge
Future Hearings: 01/23/2017 at 08:30 am in department 53 at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Conference-Case Management (to set Trial date).

Parties & Counsel:

DOTCONNECTAFRICA TRUST - Plaintiff/Petitioner

BROWN NERI SMITH & KHAN LLP - Attorney for Plaintiff/Petitioner

SCHANTZ LAW FIRM - Attorney for Plaintiff/Petitioner

INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES - Defendant/Respondent
JONES DAY - Attorney for Deft/Respnt

ZA CENTRAL REGISTRY NPC - Intervenor
KESSELMAN BRANTLY STOCKINGER LLP - Attorney for Intervenor

DOES 1 THROUGH 50 - Defendant/Respondent

Documents Filed: listing at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dca-v-icann-2016-01-26-en and  12/22/2016 Declaration (Exhibit F  to the Declaration of Mokgabudi Lucky Masilela [Filed Under Seal Per Order Of 12-22-16] ) filed by Intervenor

More information:

• New gTLD AFRICA Redux: DotConnectAfrica Trust v. ICANN and ZACR | DomainMondo.com 16 December 2016
• .AFRICA, .WEB, ICANN Litigation Update, IRP & CEP Status Report | DomainMondo.com 15 November 2016
• News Review: dotAFRICA, Public Interest, Judge Holds ICANN Accountable | DomainMondo.com 17 April 2016
• DotConnectAfrica Trust v. ICANN (Trial Court Proceeding) | ICANN.org  

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2. New gTLD .WEB--Ruby Glen, LLC v. ICANN--Final Judgment (pdf) 28 November 2016, all of the claims asserted by plaintiff Ruby Glen, LLC (an affiliate of Donuts Inc.) dismissed with prejudice.

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3.  ccTLDs .IR (IRAN), .SY (Syria), .KP (North Korea)--Ben Haim v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Calderon-Cardona v. Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Stern v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran; Wyatt v. Syrian Arab Republic --Motions for rehearing and hearing en banc denied 19 Sep 2016.  Formal Mandate of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. (pdf) 27 September 2016. 

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4. ICANN Cooperative Engagement Process (CEP) And Independent Review Process (IRP) Status Report:

• Active CEP: .GCC, .SPORTS, .PERSIANGULF, .SPA, .CPA, .WEB, .MUSIC
• Active IRP: .SPORT, .ISLAM, .HALAL, .SHOP,  .AMAZON 

CEP & IRP Status Update (pdf) as of 22 December 2016 embed below (highlighting added).

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5. 2016 Reconsideration Requests Status Update – 22 December 2016 (pdf) embed below:

References / sources:

• https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/litigation-en
• https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/accountability/irp-en
• https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/accountability/reconsideration-en
• https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/mechanisms-2014-03-20-en.

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