Edwards v. Federal Goverment of Nigeria

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS _______________________________________ ) DR. TED ISEGHOHI EDWARDS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. ) 18-11133-FDS v. ) ) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS SAYLOR, J. This is an action to enforce a judgment of the Federal High Court of Nigeria. Plaintiff Dr. Ted Iseghohi Edwards seeks $318 million in contingency fees that he contends were awarded by the Federal High Court for representing local Nigerian governments in…