Legal Opinion
Morgan Guar. Trust Co. of NY v. Republic of Palau
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 10, 1986No. 86 Civ. 0590 (RWS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Morgan Grenfell & Co., Limited, The Bank of Tokyo, Limited, The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland and Orion Royal Bank Limited (collectively “Banks”) have moved for an order remanding this action to the Supreme Court of the State of New York pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) for lack of diversity jurisdiction as the Republic of Palau (“Palau”) is not a foreign state within the meaning of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C., §§ 1330, 1441(d) and 1603. 1 For the reasons set forth below, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- The Chinese Exclusion CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Louisville Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Chae Chan Ping v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- United States v. SpelarSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
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