Summary

Memorandum Opinion

Petitioners CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. ("CC/Devas"), Telcom Devas Mauritius Limited ("Telcom Devas"), and Devas Employees Mauritius Private Limited ("DEMPL") have petitioned this Court to confirm and enforce a roughly $111.3 million arbitral award against the respondent, the Republic of India ("India"). See generally Pet., ECF No. 1. At the same time, India has filed lawsuits in the Netherlands to set aside this award. See Claassens & Verkerk Deel. ,r,r 3-5, ECF No. 35. India moved to dismiss this petition or, alternatively, to stay these proceedings until the conclusion of the Dutch set-aside proceedings. Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 15; Mot. to Stay, ECF No. 14. Petitioners challenged both motions in separate responses. See Pet'rs' Resp. to Resp't's Mot. to Stay ("Stay Resp."), ECF No. 24; Pet'rs' Resp. to Resp't's Mot. to Dismiss ("MTD Resp."), ECF No. 23. India filed separate replies for both motions. Reply Mem. in Supp. of Mot. to Stay ("Stay Reply"), ECF No. 31; Reply Mem. in Supp. of Mot. to Dismiss ("MTD Reply"), ECF No. 32. After considering the parties' briefing, relevant exhibits, and applicable law, the Court finds that India has demonstrated a pressing need for a temporary stay. India's motion to stay will be GRANTED.