Legal Opinion
Venus Lines Agency v. CVG Industria Venezolana De Aluminio, C.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 2000No. 98-6223, 98-6562PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
These consolidated appeals arise from a United States steamship cargo company’s attachment of cargo belonging to a Venezuelan corporation to secure any award the cargo company might receive in pending arbitration proceedings. The district court vacated the attachment previously entered by a magistrate judge, on the ground that the property was immune from attachment under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-1611 (the “FSIA”). On this issue, we reverse and remand. We affirm, however, the district court’s order granting a stay and providing for a release bond.
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