MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN v. GOULD, INC.

Nos. 91-55135, 91-55136.

969 F.2d 764 (1992)

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOULD, INC., Gould Marketing, Inc., Hoffman Export Corporation, Gould International, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GOULD, INC., Defendant, and Gould Marketing, Inc., Hoffman Export Corporation, Gould International, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred February 7, 1992.

Submitted May 15, 1992.

Decided June 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E.M. Brakefield, Anthony J. Van Patten, Arndt & Van Patten, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Marc S. Palay, Thomas L. Abrams, and T. Jay Barrymore, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Elizabeth A. Cavendish, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae, U.S.

Before: BRUNETTI, O'SCANNLAIN, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

Iran seeks to enforce a foreign arbitral award against U.S. nationals in federal court. The district court dismissed one defendant, Gould, Inc., because it was not the alter ego of any party to the arbitration, and we affirm. The district court confirmed the award against the remaining defendants, but modified the specific performance part of the award. We affirm in part and vacate in part such confirmation and modification of the award...

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