Legal Opinion
Transaero, Inc. v. La Fuerza Aerea Boliviana
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 29, 1994No. 92-7222PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Transaero, Inc., a New York corporation, obtained a default judgment against La Fuerza Aerea Boliviana (“the Bolivian Air Force”) in the Eastern District of New York and registered the judgment in the district court for the District of Columbia. The Bolivian Air Force moved for summary judgment, claiming that the district court in New York lacked personal jurisdiction because the default judgment had been obtained without the service of process required by the Foreign…
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