Legal Opinion
ALAMIR v. Callen
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 16, 2010No. 10 Civ. 0336 (LAK)Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.
This action for damages and a declaration of rights under a prenuptial agree ment is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens or for insufficiency of service of process.
Facts
Plaintiff Alamir, a citizen of France, and defendant Callen, a United States citizen, entered into a prenuptial agreement and were married in Nice, France, on January 10, 2004. They have separate actions for divorce pending in the Regional Court of Nice, 1st Section, Chamber C. Alamir nonetheless commenced this action in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Iragorri v. United Technologies Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC. v. CicoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006