Legal Opinion
Lanny J. Davis & Associates LLC v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 26, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2011-1787PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment; and Finding as Moot Plaintiff’s Motion for a Hearing
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This action arises out of an alleged breach of contract for legal services between a law firm and a foreign sovereign nation. The foreign sovereign defendant was served with process but has not appeared in this litigation. Now before the Court are the plaintiffs motion for default judgment and motion for a status conference to conduct a hearing on damages. For the reasons described below, because…
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