Legal Opinion
Fontana v. Republic of Argentina
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 15, 2005No. Docket Nos. 04-4069-CV(L), 04-4074-CV (CON)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal of two cases in which the beneficial owners of certain bonds issued by the Republic of Argentina (“Argentina”) sued after Argentina defaulted on the bonds. Argentina appeals from two judgments of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Griesa, J.). Argentina’s sole argument on appeal is that the plaintiffs, as beneficial owners rather than registered holders of the bonds in question, lack standing to sue. The district court rejected that argument and granted the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment. We…
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