Legal Opinion
Southway v. Central Bank of Nigeria
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 13, 2003No. 01-1436PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Senior Circuit Judge.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously to grant the parties’ request for a decision on the briefs without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(f); 10th Cir. R. 34 1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
This suit alleges fraud perpetrated by the government of Nigeria. Nigeria asserts its sovereign immunity. The victims of the fraud counter by invoking the “commercial activity” exception to the federal statute codifying a foreign state’s immunity, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of…
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