Legal Opinion
Magnus Electronics, Inc. v. Argentine Republic
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 7, 1986No. 85 C 10557PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 1
SHADUR, District Judge.
Magnus Electronics, Inc. (“Magnus”) has sued the Argentine Republic (“Argentina”) for damages for converting Magnus’ goods. Argentina has now moved under Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 12(b)(1) to dismiss Magnus’ Complaint 2 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 3 Argentina also seeks reimbursement of its expenses under Rule 11. For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, the first motion is granted, while the second is granted in part and deferred in part.
Facts 4
In October 1981 Magnus entered into a written contract to sell…
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