Diag Human S.E. v. Czech Republic - Ministry of H

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

A medical technologies company, embroiled in a dispute with the Czech Republic Ministry of Health, appeals the district court’s decision to dismiss, sua sponte, its claim for enforcement of a foreign arbitral award for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We reverse.

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