Segni v. Commercial Office of Spain

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.

On December 24, 1986, this court denied the defendant Commercial Office of Spain’s (“Commercial Office”) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground that its employment contract with plaintiff Enrique Segni was a “commercial activity” within the meaning of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq. Segni v. Commercial Office of Spain, 650 F.Supp. 1042 (N.D.Ill.1986). The Commercial Office has now petitioned this court for certification under the Interlocutory Appeals Act and…