Transportes Aereos De Angola v. Ronair, Inc.

OPINION

LATCHUM, Chief Judge.

In this case of first impression in this Circuit, the Court must decide whether a state-owned corporation of the People’s Republic of Angola, a country with which the United States at present maintains no diplomatic relations, is entitled to prosecute a breach of contract action in the courts of the United States. Relying upon a longstanding principle that instrumentalities of foreign governments not recognized by the United States may not have access to its courts, defendant, Ronair, Inc. (“Ronair”), has moved to dismiss the complaint of plaintiff, Transportes…