Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio USA v. Sylvanus Okon

PER CURIAM: **

The Court has considered this appeal from the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of this case, and related rulings, in light of the briefs and pertinent portions of the record. The parties are familiar with the claims in dispute, which arise from changes in the control of Mboho, USA, an entity related to Mboho Nigeria. The district court dismissed Appellants’ case on the basis of res judicata and Appellants’ lack of standing to sue. We reverse and remand.

The court’s res judicata rationale is incorrect because the Texas state court suit was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.…