Klesch & Co. v. Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Honolulu), Inc.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

The court below granted summary judgment on plaintiff-appellant’s claim for an equitable lien. Specifically, it held that plaintiff-appellant could not point to a genuine issue of material fact as to any of the requisite elements for such a claim. On appeal, plaintiff-appellant argues that the court below erred when it found that it could not grant the lien as a matter of law. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Factual & ProceduRAl Background

This case begins on the tiny tropical island of Nauru, located in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Japan.…