Martin v. Halliburton

KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants, affiliated governmental contractors providing logistical support to the United States Army in Iraq, appeal the denial of their Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiffs-appellees move to dismiss the appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We lack subject matter jurisdiction and must dismiss the appeal.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

This case reaches us still in its infancy, and the record is accordingly underdeveloped. The facts that follow are drawn primarily from the complaint below and from…