Legal Opinion
Turkmani v. Republic of Bolivia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 2002No. CIV.A.97-1563(RMU)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
GRANTING THE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR Summary Judgment and Denying the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
I. INTRODUCTION
This Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act case comes before the court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c). Salah Turkmani (“the plaintiff’) seeks damages for an alleged breach of contract by the Republic of Bolivia (“the defendant”). The defendant filed its cross-motion for summary judgment on the ground that it is immune from suit pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign…
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