Legal Opinion
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 5, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-1929PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTERCLAIM
BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on a motion to dismiss by Plaintiff, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“the Embassy”). See Dkt. # 43. The Embassy asks the Court to dismiss the Counterclaim filed by Defendants Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye and ECU Associates, P.C. (“Defendants”). 1 The Counterclaim alleges a breach of contract by the Embassy for nonpayment of past legal services. See generally Counterclaim (Dkt. # 44) at ¶¶ 1-79. 2 The Embassy argues that the…
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