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ADLER v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

No. 96-56119.

107 F.3d 720 (1997)

James E. ADLER, aka Jaime Adler; El Surtidor del Hogar, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, a Sovereign State; Central Bank of Nigeria; Paul Ogwuma, aka Paul Oguma; Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Fromm, Chalos & Brown, New York City, and Donald G. Rez, Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez, Engel & LaBazzo, San Diego, California, for defendants-appellants.

Richard E. McCarthy, Solomon, Ward, Seidenenwurm & Smith, San Diego, California, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: FARRIS, BEEZER, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, and Paul Ogwuma appeal the district court's denial of their motion to dismiss on the basis of sovereign immunity. We affirm.

I.

In June 1992, James Adler, a U.S. citizen and majority shareholder of the Mexican corporation El Surtidor del Hogar, received a letter from Chief Abba Ganna Hen George describing an investment...

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