Legal Opinion
Thai-Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 31, 2011No. Misc. No. 2011-0313PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Thai-Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Hongsa Lignite (Lao PDR) Co., Ltd. (“Petitioners”) have filed an ex parte petition for discovery in aid of a proceeding before a foreign tribunal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782. For the reasons explained below, the Court will deny the petition.
BACKGROUND
Petitioners obtained an arbitration award against the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (“Laos”) on November 4, 2009. Subsequently, they commenced an exequatur proceeding in the Paris Court of First Instance to confirm the award pursuant to…
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