Legal Opinion
Phoenix Consulting, Inc. v. Republic of Angola
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 5, 1999No. Civ.A. 97-1824(HHK)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KENNEDY, District Judge.
Phoenix Consulting, Inc., a Washington, D.C. corporation, has brought this action for breach of contract against the Republic of Angola. Before this court is Angola’s renewed motion to dismiss. Angola contends that it has not been served and, consequently, this court lacks personal jurisdiction. Angola also asserts that because the only exceptions arguably pertinent to the immunity it enjoys as a foreign sovereign are inapplicable, this court is without subject matter jurisdiction as well. Upon consideration of the motion, the responses…
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