ANTARES AIRCRAFT v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Docket No. 91-7342.

999 F.2d 33 (1993)

ANTARES AIRCRAFT, L.P., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, Nigerian Airports Authority, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1991.

Vacated June 29, 1992.

Decided July 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Dobbins, New York City (Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen D. Hoffman, New York City (Robert M. Klingon, Sive, Paget & Riesel, of counsel), for defendant-appellee Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Paul S. Reichler, Washington, DC (David K. Schorr, Reichler & Soble, of counsel), for defendant-appellee Nigerian Airports Authority.

Before: LUMBARD, WINTER and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Antares Aircraft, L.P. brought this action for damages against appellees Federal Republic of Nigeria ("FRN") and Nigerian Airports Authority ("NAA") for the purportedly wrongful detention of Antares' aircraft. The district court granted appellees' motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and we affirmed. Antares Aircraft, L.P. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria, 948 F.2d 90

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