Legal Opinion
767 Third Avenue Associates v. Consulate General of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 17, 1999No. 96 Civ. 1363(CBM)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOTLEY, District Judge.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (“SFRY”) leased property from plaintiffs for diplomatic offices in the City of New York. As the SFRY government fell, the United States forced it out of those offices, and the SFRY stopped paying plaintiffs rent. Plaintiffs filed this action against the SFRY and five new states that have emerged from the territory of the SFRY. The five new states moved for summary judgment and to dismiss.
For the reasons given below, the court holds that this action currently presents non-justiciable political questions. Accordingly,…
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