Legal Opinion

Recon/optical, Inc. v. Government of Israel

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 17, 1987No. 438, Docket 86-7745PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Recon/Optical, Inc. (“Recon”) appeals from Judge Griesa’s denial of its application for a preliminary injunction. Recon sought to prevent the Government of Israel (“Israel”) from drawing $21.5 million against a letter of credit pending arbitration of the parties’ contractual disputes. Because we conclude that Recon has no chance of success on the merits, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

The dispute concerns a contract entered into by Recon and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Mission to the United States (the “Mission”), in October 1984 for the development and production of a unique…

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