Legal Opinion
Themis Capital, LLC v. Democratic Republic of Congo
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 9, 2014No. 09 Civ. 1652(PAE)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Themis Capital, LLC (“Them-is”) and Des Moines Investments, Ltd. (“Des Moines”) (collectively, “plaintiffs” or “Themis”) bring this claim for breach of contract against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) and the Central Bank of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“Central Bank of the DRC”) (collectively, “defendants”). Themis and Des Moines are successors-in-interest to portions of debt that the DRC restructured in 1980, which have been in default since 1990. Plaintiffs’ lawsuit seeks to recover on this debt.
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