Legal Opinion
Von Spee v. Von Spee
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 9, 2008No. Civil 3:05cv1488 (JBA)Published
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DEFENDANT’S REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS
JANET BOND ARTERTON, District Judge.
On September 27, 2007, the Court dismissed this diversity action on the grounds of forum non conveniens and international comity. (Ruling on Mot. Dismiss [Doc. # 146].) 1 Plaintiffs moved for reconsideration of this ruling, and Defendants responded in part by moving for sanctions pursuant to Local Civil Rule 37. For the reasons that follow, Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration is granted to the extent of attaching certain agreed-to conditions to the forum non conveniens…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bruce C. Shrader v. Csx Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- White v. MurthaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Von Spee v. Von SpeeDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2007