SERVICIOS AZUCAREROS v. JOHN DEERE THIBODEAUX

No. 11-30776.

702 F.3d 794 (2012)

SERVICIOS AZUCAREROS DE VENEZUELA, C.A. and Zvonimir Tolj, Sr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOHN DEERE THIBODEAUX, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney L. Shushan , Jonathan Marks Shushan , Sidney L. Shushan , A.P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Roy C. Cheatwood , Christopher Matthew Hannan , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, DENNIS and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

This case calls upon us to reaffirm the standing of citizens of foreign states to bring suits against citizens of the United States in federal courts; and to apply our circuit precedents holding that a district court's dismissal of a complaint for failure to follow briefing instructions is reserved for extreme circumstances, where there is a clear record of delay or contumacious conduct, and where lesser sanctions would not serve the best interests...

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