Legal Opinion
Quantum Production Services v. Steven Austin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2011No. 09-57012UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
The Plaintiffs, Quantum Production Services, LLC and Terry E. Kennedy (collectively “Quantum”), appeal from a district court order dismissing their complaint with prejudice on sovereign immunity grounds. We disagree with the district court’s conclusion that the relief sought by Quantum would interfere with the government’s interest in the funds in a manner that implicates sovereign immunity, but affirm on other grounds.
1. As a preliminary matter, the appeal is moot as to the more than $5 million that the government has already distributed to victims. See Friends of the Earth,…
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- Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Buchanan v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- United States v. Van CauwenbergheCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. BerglandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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