{ "title": "IMF Administrative Tribunal - Pending Cases", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-pending-cases", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-pending-cases", "overlayPath": "/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-pending-cases/index.md", "summary": "Pending Cases at the IMF Administrative Tribunal.", "sections": [ { "heading": "Overview", "content": "- The Tribunal publishes procedural updates on cases currently pending before the IMF Administrative Tribunal to promote transparency and raise awareness about the Tribunal’s activities.\n- Last Updated: September 30, 2026." }, { "heading": "Identification of Pending Cases", "content": "- Pending cases are identified either:\n - using the number of the Notice sent to staff following the filing of a new Application before the Tribunal and its transmittal to the Fund; or\n - using the case name ([Name/Anonymized Initials], Applicant v. International Monetary Fund, Respondent) when a Judgment or Order has already been rendered and the case is still pending.\n- Links provide the main procedural steps taken in each pending case." }, { "heading": "Pending Case - Notice No. 82", "content": "- Applicant to file Reply by October 2, 2026.\n- Procedural developments:\n - November 3, 2023 — Application filed\n - November 7, 2023 — Applicant requested by Registrar to supplement Application\n - November 16, 2023 — Applicant's supplementation of Application filed\n - November 22, 2023 — Application transmitted to Fund\n - November 30, 2023 — Notice No. 82, summarizing issues raised in the Application, circulated to IMF staff\n - December 1, 2023 — Fund's Request for extension of time to file Answer (\"Fund's Request\") filed\n - December 2, 2023 — Applicant's statement of agreement with Fund's Request filed\n - December 4, 2023 — Parties advised that Tribunal President has granted Fund's Request\n - January 22, 2024 — Fund's Answer filed\n - January 24, 2024 — Fund's Answer transmitted to Applicant\n - February 23, 2024 — Applicant's Reply filed\n - February 26, 2024 — Applicant's Reply transmitted to Fund\n - March 4, 2024 — Fund's Request for extension of time to file Rejoinder (\"2nd Fund Request\") filed\n - March 4, 2024 — 2nd Fund Request transmitted to Applicant\n - March 6, 2024 — Applicant's Response to 2nd Fund Request (\"Applicant's Response\") filed\n - March 7, 2024 — Applicant's Response transmitted to Fund\n - March 15, 2024 — Parties notified that President has granted, in part, 2nd Fund Request\n - April 17, 2024 — Fund's Rejoinder filed\n - April 17, 2024 — Fund's Motion for Sanctions (\"Motion\") filed\n - April 22, 2024 — Fund's Rejoinder transmitted to Applicant\n - April 22, 2024 — Fund's Motion transmitted to Applicant\n - May 13, 2024 — Applicant's Opposition to Motion (\"Opposition\") filed\n - May 20, 2024 — Applicant's Opposition transmitted to Fund\n - May 23, 2024 — Fund's Reply to Opposition (\"Reply to Opposition\") filed\n - May 23, 2024 — Fund's Reply to Opposition transmitted to Applicant\n - June 6, 2024 — Applicant's Rejoinder on Motion (\"Rejoinder on Motion\") filed\n - June 7, 2024 — Applicant's Rejoinder on Motion transmitted to Fund\n - July 1, 2024 — Applicant requested by Tribunal President to file a reasoned request for leave prior to filing a proposed additional pleading pursuant to Tribunal's Rule of Procedure XI\n - July 3, 2024 — Applicant's request for leave to file an additional pleading pursuant to Rule XI (\"Request for leave\") filed\n - July 3, 2024 — Applicant's Request for leave transmitted to Fund\n - July 15, 2024 — Fund's Response to Request for leave filed\n - July 15, 2024 — Fund's Response to Request for leave transmitted to Applicant\n - June 2, 2025 — Parties notified of the Tribunal's decisions on: (1) the parties' requests for anonymity; (2) Applicant's requests for investigation, oral proceedings, and production of documents (including OII's Report of Investigation); (3) Applicant's Request for leave to comment on Annex 44 to Fund's Rejoinder; and (4) Applicant's counsel's offers to disclose evidence in camera\n - June 16, 2025 — Complete set of ROI Exhibits produced by Fund\n - July 7, 2025 — Applicant's additional pleading on the ROI Exhibits filed\n - July 8, 2025 — Applicant's additional pleading on the ROI Exhibits transmitted to Fund\n - July 28, 2025 — Fund's additional pleading on the ROI Exhibits filed\n - July 28, 2025 — Fund's additional pleading on the ROI Exhibits transmitted to Applicant\n - November 8, 2025 — Parties notified of the Tribunal's decision on Applicant's request for witnesses to appear at the oral proceedings\n - November 21, 2025 — Oral proceedings limited to counsel arguments held\n - December 9, 2025 — Parties invited by Registrar to respond to the Tribunal's questions following the oral proceedings\n - December 23, 2025 — Parties’ responses to the Tribunal’s questions following the oral proceedings filed\n - December 23, 2025 — Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions filed\n - December 23, 2025 — Parties’ responses to the Tribunal’s questions following the oral proceedings transmitted to the other party\n - December 23, 2025 — Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions transmitted to Fund\n - January 5, 2026 — Fund invited to comment on Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions\n - January 12, 2026 — Fund’s response to Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions filed\n - January 12, 2026 — Fund’s response to Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions transmitted to Applicant\n - January 13, 2026 — Applicant’s reply to Fund’s response to Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions filed\n - January 15, 2026 — Applicant’s reply to Fund’s response to Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions transmitted to Fund\n - January 21, 2026 — Parties notified of the Tribunal’s decision on Applicant’s request for oral proceedings on the Fund’s Motion for Sanctions\n - January 21, 2026 — Applicant requested by Tribunal to file supplemental request for costs\n - February 4, 2026 — Applicant’s supplemental request for costs filed\n - February 4, 2026 — Applicant’s supplemental request for costs transmitted to Fund\n - February 4, 2026 — Fund requested to file response to Applicant’s supplemental request for costs\n - February 17, 2026 — Fund’s response to Applicant’s supplemental request for costs filed\n - February 17, 2026 — Fund’s response to Applicant’s supplemental request for costs transmitted to Applicant\n - February 17, 2026 — Fund’s response to Applicant’s supplemental request for costs transmitted to Applicant" }, { "heading": "Pending Case - Notice No. 88", "content": "- Procedural developments:\n - July 30, 2025 — Applications filed\n - August 4, 2025 — Applicants requested by Registrar to supplement Applications\n - August 6 and 15, 2025 — Applicants' supplementation of Applications filed\n - August 19, 2025 — Applicants' Supplemented Applications transmitted to Fund\n - August 25, 2025 — Notice No. 88, summarizing issues raised in the Application, circulated to IMF staff\n - September 24, 2025 — Applications for Intervention filed by 129 Prospective Intervenors\n - October 3, 2025 — Fund's Answer filed\n - October 9, 2025 — Fund's Answer transmitted to Applicants\n - October 9, 2025 — Further documentation in support of Applications for Intervention filed by Prospective Intervenors\n - October 20, 2025 — Applicants' Request for the extension of the deadline to submit Reply filed\n - October 22, 2025 — Prospective Intervenors requested by Registrar to supplement Applications for Intervention\n - October 23, 2025 — Applicants' Request for the extension of the deadline to file Reply transmitted to Fund\n - October 28, 2025 — Fund's comments on Applicants' Request for the extension of the deadline to submit Reply filed\n - October 29, 2025 — Fund's comments on Applicants' Request for the extension of the deadline to submit Reply transmitted to Applicants\n - October 29, 2025 — President's decision on Applicants' Request for the extension of the deadline to file Reply notified to the Parties\n - November 5-6, 2025 — Prospective Intervenors' supplementation of Applications for Intervention filed\n - December 9, 2025 — Applicants' Reply filed\n - December 11, 2025 — Applicants requested by Registrar to supplement Reply\n - December 12, 2025 — Prospective Intervenors’ Supplemented Applications for Intervention transmitted to Parties\n - December 12, 2025 — Parties invited to comment on the Prospective Intervenors’ Supplemented Applications for Intervention\n - December 15, 2025 — Applicants’ supplementation of Reply filed\n - December 16, 2025 — Applicants’ Supplemented Reply transmitted to Fund\n - January 21, 2026 — Fund’s comments on the Prospective Intervenors’ Supplemented Applications for Intervention filed\n - January 23, 2026 — Fund’s comments on the Prospective Intervenors’ Supplemented Applications for Intervention transmitted to Applicants and Prospective Intervenors\n - January 26, 2026 — Fund’s Rejoinder filed\n - January 26, 2026 — Fund’s Rejoinder transmitted to Applicants\n - June 18, 2026 — Request for leave to file an additional pleading filed by one of the Applicants\n - June 25, 2026 — Comments of the other Applicants on request for leave to file an additional pleading filed\n - June 26, 2026 — Fund’s comments on request for leave to file an additional pleading filed\n - June 26, 2026 — Fund and other Applicants’ comments on request for leave to file an additional pleading transmitted to all Applicants and the Fund\n - July 6, 2026 — President’s decision on request for leave to file additional pleading notified to the parties\n - August 4, 2026 — F. Várdy et al., Applicants v. International Monetary Fund, Respondent (Applications for Intervention), IMFAT Order No. 2026-2 (August 4, 2026) notified to the parties\n - August 31, 2026 — Withdrawal from Applications for Intervention filed by 18 Intervenors\n - September 16, 2026 — F. Várdy et al., Applicants and D. Ali et al., Intervenors v. International Monetary Fund, Respondent (Withdrawal from Applications for Intervention), IMFAT Order No. 2026-3 (September 14, 2026) notified to the parties\n - September 17, 2026 — Tribunal’s decision on Applicants’ and Intervenors’ requests for oral proceedings notified to the parties" }, { "heading": "Pending Case - Notice No. 89", "content": "- Procedural developments:\n - July 10, 2025 — Application filed\n - July 27, 2025 — Applicant requested by Registrar to supplement Application\n - August 20, 2025 — Applicant's supplementation of Application filed\n - August 26, 2025 — Applicant requested by Registrar to further supplement Application\n - September 2, 2025 — Applicant's further supplementation of Application filed\n - September 16, 2025 — Supplemented Application transmitted to Fund\n - September 22, 2025 — Notice No. 89, summarizing issues raised in the Application, circulated to IMF staff\n - October 16, 2025 — Fund's Motion for Summary Dismissal (\"Motion\") filed\n - October 22, 2025 — Motion transmitted to Applicant\n - November 6 and 18, 2025 — Applicant's Objection to Motion, including a request for provisional measures, filed\n - November 26, 2025 — Applicant requested by Registrar to supplement Objection to Motion\n - November 27, 2025 — Applicant's supplementation of Objection to Motion filed\n - December 4, 2025 — Applicant requested by Registrar to further supplement Objection to Motion\n - December 8, 2025 — Applicant's further supplementation of Objection to Motion filed\n - December 9, 2025 — Applicant's Supplemented Objection to Motion transmitted to Fund\n - December 9, 2025 — Fund invited to comment on Applicant's request for provisional measures\n - December 23, 2025 — Fund’s comment on Applicant’s request for provisional measures filed\n - December 23, 2025 — Fund's comment on Applicant’s request for provisional measures transmitted to Applicant\n - April 1, 2026 — S. Mohamudbucus, Applicant v. International Monetary Fund, Respondent, IMFAT Order No. 2026-1, notified to Parties" }, { "heading": "Pending Case - Notice No. 90", "content": "- Procedural developments:\n - October 1, 2025 — Application filed\n - October 9, 2025 — Applicant requested by Registrar to supplement Application\n - October 22, 2025 — Applicant’s Request for an extension of the deadline to submit Supplemented Application filed\n - October 22, 2025 — Applicant’s Request for an extension of the deadline to file Supplemented Application granted by Registrar\n - October 24, 2025 — Supplemented Application filed\n - December 12, 2025 — Supplemented Application transmitted to Fund\n - December 17, 2025 — Notice No. 90, summarizing issues raised in the Application, circulated to IMF staff\n - February 5, 2026 — Fund’s Answer filed\n - February 11, 2026 — Fund requested by Registrar to correct Answer\n - February 13, 2026 — Fund’s Corrected Answer filed\n - February 13, 2026 — Fund’s Corrected Answer transmitted to Applicant\n - March 13, 2026 — Applicant’s Request for an extension of the deadline to submit Reply (the “Extension Request”) filed\n - March 13, 2026 — Applicant’s Extension Request transmitted to Fund\n - March 17, 2026 — Fund’s comments on Applicant’s Extension Request filed\n - March 17, 2026 — Fund’s comments on Applicant’s Extension Request transmitted to Applicant\n - March 20, 2026 — Tribunal’s decision on Applicant’s Extension Request notified to parties\n - April 13, 2026 — Applicant’s Reply filed\n - April 16, 2026 — Applicant requested by Registrar to supplement Reply\n - April 24, 2026 — Supplemented Reply filed\n - May 4, 2026 — Applicant requested by Registrar to further supplement Reply\n - May 8, 2026 — Further Supplemented Reply filed\n - May 12, 2026 — Applicant requested by Registrar to further supplement Reply\n - May 12, 2026 — Further Supplemented Reply filed\n - May 13, 2026 — Further Supplemented Reply transmitted to Fund\n - June 12, 2026 — Fund’s Rejoinder filed\n - June 18, 2026 — Fund requested by Registrar to supplement Rejoinder\n - June 23, 2026 — Supplemented Rejoinder filed\n - June 24, 2026 — Supplemented Rejoinder transmitted to Applicant\n - June 26, 2026 — Applicant’s request for oral proceedings and additional witness testimony filed\n - June 26, 2026 — Applicant’s request for oral proceedings and additional witness testimony transmitted to Fund\n - July 2, 2026 — Fund’s response to Applicant’s request for oral proceedings and additional witness testimony filed\n - July 2, 2026 — Fund’s response to Applicant’s request for oral proceedings and additional witness testimony transmitted to Applicant" }, { "heading": "Pending Case - Notice No. 91", "content": "- Procedural developments:\n - December 4, 2025 — Application filed\n - December 17, 2025 — Application transmitted to Fund\n - December 19, 2025 — Notice No. 91, summarizing issues raised in the Application, circulated to IMF staff\n - February 10, 2026 — Fund’s Answer filed\n - February 17, 2026 — Fund’s Answer transmitted to Applicant\n - March 17, 2026 — Applicant’s Reply filed\n - March 24, 2026 — Applicant Reply transmitted to Fund\n - April 23, 2026 — Fund’s Rejoinder filed\n - April 23, 2026 — Fund’s Rejoinder transmitted to Applicant" }, { "heading": "Pending Case - Notice No. 92", "content": "- Procedural developments:\n - June 4, 2026 — Application filed\n - June 5, 2026 — Applicant requested by Registrar to supplement Application\n - June 5, 2026 — Applicant’s supplementation of Application filed\n - June 8, 2026 — Applicant’s Supplemented Application transmitted to Fund\n - June 9, 2026 — Notice No. 92, summarizing issues raised in the Application, circulated to IMF staff\n - June 15, 2026 — Fund’s request for the suspension of the proceedings and a modification of the time limit to file the Answer (“Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request”)\n - June 16, 2026 — Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request transmitted to Applicant\n - June 18, 2026 — Applicant’s comments on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request filed\n - June 22, 2026 — Applicant’s comments on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request transmitted to Fund\n - June 26, 2026 — Fund’s reply on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request filed\n - June 26, 2026 — Fund’s reply on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request transmitted to Applicant\n - June 29, 2026 — Applicant’s rejoinder on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request filed\n - June 30, 2026 — Applicant’s rejoinder on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request transmitted to Fund\n - July 6, 2026 — President’s decision on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request notified to parties\n - August 14, 2026 — Fund's Answer filed\n - August 25, 2026 — Fund’s Answer transmitted to Applicant\n - August 25, 2026 — Pursuant to the President’s decision on the Fund’s Time Limit Modification Request, the suspension of the proceedings until the Tribunal has rendered its Judgment in “Pending Case - Notice No. 88” is notified to the parties" }, { "heading": "Pending Case - Notice No. 93", "content": "- Procedural developments:\n - June 30, 2026 — Application filed\n - July 6, 2026 — Application transmitted to Fund\n - 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