Legal Opinion

Stemcor USA Inc. v. Cia Siderurgica Do Para Cosipar

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 25, 2019No. 16-30984PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:

On second rehearing of this matter, we certified to the Louisiana Supreme Court the question of whether a suit seeking to compel arbitration is an "action for a money judgment" under Louisiana's non-resident attachment statute, La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3542. See Stemcor USA Inc. v. Cia Siderurgica do Para Cosipar , 740 F. App'x 70 (5th Cir. 2018). The Louisiana Supreme Court having now provided its answer, we conclude that Louisiana's nonresident attachment statute allows for attachment in aid of arbitration. Thus, we grant rehearing, withdraw our prior…

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