Legal Opinion

Oliner v. Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 22, 1989No. 87 Civ. 5713 (KTD)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:

This is an action brought against defendant Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (the “CSR”), to recover on bearer bonds issued in the 1920’s by the Republic of Czechoslo vakia as that sovereign nation existed in 1922. Although no formal motion is pending, defendants have raised jurisdictional questions and I am therefore, sua sponte, determining whether or not there is subject matter jurisdiction to hear this matter.

Briefly summarized, the relevant factual background is as follows. The Republic of Czechoslovakia and it agents issued thirty-year…

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