Legal Opinion

Aguinda v. Texaco, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 12, 1997No. 93 Civ. 7527 (JSR)PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ORDER

RAKOFF, District Judge.

On November 12, 1996, the Court dismissed this action on three separate grounds: forum non conveniens, international comity, and failure to join two indispensable parties (the Republic of Ecuador and its state-owned oil company, Petroecuador). See Aquinda v. Texaco, Inc., . 945 F.Supp. 625 (S.D.N.Y.1996)(familiarity with which is here presumed). Shortly thereafter, plaintiffs moved for reconsideration, purportedly pursuant to former Rule 3(j) of the Local Civil Rules of the Southern District of New York (now renumbered as Rule 6.3) — but not on the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. United States v. Pitney Bowes, Inc., Edo Corporation Plessey, Inc. Vernitron Corp., Baii Banking Corp., Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  3. David Shapiro v. The Republic of Bolivia, the Bolivian Air Force and the Central Bank of BoliviaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  4. Houbigant, Inc. v. ACB Mercantile, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  5. Farmland Dairies v. Commissioner Of The New York State Department Of Agriculture And MarketsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Aquamar S.A. v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  2. Jota v. Texaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  3. Aguinda v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
  4. Jota v. Texaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. Chevron Corp. v. DonzigerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014

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