Legal Opinion
United World Trade, Inc. v. Mangyshlakneft Oil Production Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1994No. 93-1193PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY E. BROWN, District Judge.
The issue in this case is whether the defendants are immune from the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq. The district court held that the defendants were entitled to immunity and dismissed the complaint. 821 F.Supp. 1405.
Under the FSIA, foreign states are generally immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 1604. (It is undisputed that the defendants are “foreign states” within the meaning of the FSIA.) One exception to this general rule is found…
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