Inversora Murten v. Energoprojekt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INVERSORA MURTEN, S.A., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Misc. Action No. 03-73 (RWR)(JMF) ) ENERGOPROJEKT HOLDING CO., ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Inversora Murten, S.A. (“Inversora”) filed a writ of attachment against an intended garnishee, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (“JBIC”). Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola has recommended that Inversora’s writ of attachment be quashed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because JBIC and its successor organizations - - the Japan Finance Corporation (“JFC”) and the Japan…