Legal Opinion
Global Index, Inc. v. Mkapa
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 4, 2003No. CIV.A.02-01485(HHK)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KENNEDY, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Global Index, Inc. (“Global Index”), brings this action against defendants, Benjamin W. Mkapa, President of Tanzania, Amani A. Karume, President of Zanzibar, and Suleiman O. Nyanga, Zanzibar’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, for their failure to honor promissory notes issued by the government of Zanzibar. Before this court is defendants’ motion to dismiss. Upon consideration of the motion, plaintiffs opposition thereto, and the record of this case, the court concludes that the motion must be granted.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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