Legal Opinion
De Sanchez v. Banco Central De Nicaragua
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 20, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-4281PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEAR, District Judge.
This case involves application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA” or “Immunities Act”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1391, 1441, 1602-1611, against the backdrop of the Nicaraguan revolution which ousted the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979. Josefina Najarro de Sanchez, a Nicaraguan citizen who left her country during the civil war and now resides in Miami, Florida, brings this suit against Banco Central de Nicaragua (“Ban-co Central”), the central bank of Nicaragua, and Citizens and Southern International Bank (“C & S”), an…
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