MAGNUS ELECTRONICS, INC. v. LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA

No. 86-1789.

830 F.2d 1396 (1987)

MAGNUS ELECTRONICS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Brainerd, Brainerd & Bridges, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Bruno A. Ristan, Kaplan, Russin & Vecchi, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUDAHY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Magnus Electronics, Inc. ("Magnus") sued the Argentine Republic ("Argentina") for damages for converting Magnus' goods. The district court dismissed the complaint on the basis of res judicata and lack of subject matter jurisdiction, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1). Magnus Electronics, Inc. v. Argentine Republic, 637 F.Supp. 487, 496 (N.D.Ill.1986) ("Magnus II"). The court also sanctioned Magnus under...

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