Legal Opinion
Daventree Ltd. v. Republic of Azerbaijan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 28, 2004No. 02 Civ. 6356(SHS)PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
STEIN, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND.743
A. The Parties.743
B. Outline of the Alleged Fraudulent Scheme .744
C. The SOCAR Privatization Program.744
D. Extortion of Plaintiffs’ Investments.745
E. The Failure to Privatize SOCAR.747
II. THE SOVEREIGN DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS.747
A. Sitbject Matter Jurisdiction Exists Under the FSIA as to the Extortion Claims but not as to the Failure to Privatize Claims.747
1. Legal Standards:.748
a. Dismissal for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction.748
b. The Commercial Activity Exception.748
c. The Expropriation Exception.749
2. The…
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