Legal Opinion
Contintental Transfert Technique Ltd. v. Federal Government
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 23, 2010No. Civil Action 08-2026(PLF)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This is an action to enforce an arbitral award issued in the United Kingdom under Nigerian law. The Clerk of this Court entered a default in this case on February 13, 2009. Plaintiff Continental Transferí Technique Limited (“Continental”) then moved for the entry of default judgment against the defendants, the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Attorney General of Nigeria, and the Minister of the Interior of Nigeria (collectively, “Nigeria”). After the filing and service of that motion, Nigeria moved to dismiss Continental’s complaint. While the motions…
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