Legal Opinion

Rice Corp. v. Grain Board of Iraq

District Court, E.D. California

Decided September 30, 2008No. 2:06-cv-1516-GEB-DADPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR., District Judge.

On June 20, 2008, Defendants the Grain Board of Iraq (the “Grain Board”) and the Iraqi Ministry of Trade (the “MOT”) (collectively “Defendants”) filed a motion to set aside the Clerk of the Court’s entry of default, arguing (1) since Defendants were not properly served, the Court did not have personal jurisdiction over Defendants; and, (2) even if Defendants were properly served, there is good cause for setting aside the default. Defendants also object to the Magistrate Judge’s Finding and Recommendations in which default judgment is recommended…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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