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GALUSTIAN v. PETER

No. 09-1069.

591 F.3d 724 (2010)

Richard John Charles GALUSTIAN, a subject of the United Kingdom and resident of the United Arab Emirates, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lawrence T. PETER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Frank Alwin Edgar, Jr., Kaufman & Canoles, PC, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellant. Christopher Scott Anulewicz, Balch & Bingham, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Marc E. Darnell, Kaufman & Canoles, PC, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellant. K. Alex Khoury, Balch & Bingham, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee.

Reversed in part, vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge DAVIS joined.

OPINION

GREGORY, Circuit Judge:

On December 12, 2008, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order dismissing appellant Richard Galustian's one-count defamation suit against Lawrence T. Peter for forum non conveniens. The district court found that Iraq was an available and adequate forum for the suit and was overall more convenient. Additionally, the court denied Galustian's motion to amend his complaint to...

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