Legal Opinion
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 2, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-1929PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE, MOTION TO STRIKE, AND MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on a motion for summary judgment 1 by Defendant Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye. See Dkt. # 76 (hereinafter “Defi’s Mot.”). Defendant Ugwuonye moves the Court to hold that two other Defendants in this action, ECU Associates, P.C. 2 and ECU Law Group, 3 lack the capacity to be sued pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(b). Plaintiff, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“the Embassy”),…
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