Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Canadian Imperial Bank of

For the reasons set forth in the District Court’s well-reasoned and thorough opinion, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, No. ll-mc-00099-LAK (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 12, 2012), ECF No. 97, resolution of this case turns upon unresolved issues of New York State law regarding the interpretation of N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 5225(b). We believe it is more appropriate for the New York Court of Appeals to address this matter because it is in a better position than this Court to determine how § 5225(b) should be interpreted in light of New York’s overall statutory scheme…