United States Ninth Circuit

Federal courts may not assert jurisdiction under the Foreign Soveriegn Immunities Act, 28 USC 1330, or as a federal question, 28 USC 1331, simply because a foreign government has expressed interest in its outcome.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/09/2000
• Decided 05/30/2001
• Published 05/30/2001

Judges

• KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:, Before: KOZINSKI, GRABER and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan S. Massey, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Klonoff, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC, and Boaz S. Morag, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY, argued the cause for the defendants-appellees., Peter R. Paden,Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP, New York, NY, argued the cause for the third-party-defendants-appellees.