Legal Opinion
Galustian v. Peter
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 15, 2010No. 09-1069PublishedCited by 264 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed in part, vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge DAVIS joined.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
On December 12, 2008, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order dismissing appellant Richard Galustian’s one-count defamation suit against Lawrence T. Peter for forum non conveniens. The district court found that Iraq was an available and adequate forum for the suit and was overall more convenient. Additionally, the court denied Galustian’s motion to amend his complaint to add…
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