Legal Opinion
Morris v. People's Republic of China
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 21, 2007No. 05 Civ. 04470(RJH), 06 Civ. 13221(RJH)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. HOLWELL, District Judge.
Consolidated plaintiffs Marvin L. Morris and Gloria Bolanos Pons and Aitor Rodriguez Soria bring actions against defendant People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) seeking to recover on defaulted bonds issued by the PRC’s predecessor government in 1913. The PRC moves to dismiss Morris’s complaint on the grounds that: (1) it is entitled to sovereign immunity and none of the exceptions enumerated in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) are applicable; (2) the action is barred by the comprehensive settlement of existing claims of…
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