United States Ninth Circuit
EIE GUAM CORP. v. THE LONG TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LTD., 02-16214, 02-16259
A voluntarily joined foreign sovereign may remove a case from a territorial court to a federal district court, when the foreign sovereign obtained the original defendant's interest by assignment after commencement of the litigation.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/13/2003
- Decided 02/27/2003
- Published 02/27/2003
Judges
- Before HUG, ALARCÓN, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Seth M. Hufstedler and Shirley M. Hufstedler, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant-cross-appellee., John E. Porter, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellees-cross-appellants.