REPUBLIC OF PANAMA v. BCCI HOLDINGS (LUXEMBOURG)

No. 95-4979.

119 F.3d 935 (1997)

REPUBLIC of PANAMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BCCI HOLDINGS (LUXEMBOURG) S.A., Bank of Credit and Commerce International, S.A., Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Overseas) Limited, Amjad Awan, First American Bank, N.A., First American Bank of New York, a New York state bank, First American Bank, a California state bank, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Equels, Holtzman, Krinzman & Equels & Sigars, Alan G. Greer, Robert C. Levine, M. Margaret Haley, Floyd Pearson Richman Greer Weil Brumbaugh & Russomanno, P.A., Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anne K. Toomey, James P. Davenport, Nussbaum & Wald, Washington, DC, Alvin B. Davis, Steel, Hector and Davis, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BARKETT, Circuit Judge, KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and HARRIS, Senior District Judge.


KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:

The Republic of Panama filed this action in the Southern District of Florida asserting claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq., and state law claims against several American and foreign banking entities.1 The complaint charged each of the defendants with participating in a scheme to...

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