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DeJORIA v. MAGHREB PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, S.A.

No. 14-51022.

804 F.3d 373 (2015)

John Paul DeJORIA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MAGHREB PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, S.A.; Mideast Fund for Morocco, Limited, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 30, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian John Hurst (argued), Nicholas O'Brian Kennedy , Eugenie Rogers , Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, John Charles Carsey , Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins, P.C., Craig T. Enoch , Melissa Lorber , Attorney, Enoch Kever, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, Michael A. Pollard, Esq. , Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Geoffrey L. Harrison, Esq. (argued), John Pierre Lahad , Kenneth E. McNeil , Susman Godfrey, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Anthony Hotchkiss Anikeeff , Patrick Risdon Hanes , Joseph Ray Pope , Williams Mullen, P.C., Richmond, VA, for Amicus Curiae Meriem Bensaleha, in her capacity as President of la Confederation Generale des Entreprises du Maroc.

Monica F. Oathout , Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Roger B. Greenberg , James Christian Marrow , Schwartz, Junell, Greenberg & Oathout, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Taeib F. Assi-Fihri, in his capacity as Counselor to the King of Morocco and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of Morocco.

Richard Phillips Hogan, Jr. , Hogan & Hogan, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Moroccan Bankers' Association.

Amal Laassel , Orlando, FL, for Amicus Curiae Moroccan American Business Alliance.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and BARKSDALE and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

This appeal arises from the district court's grant of Plaintiff-Appellee's motion for non-recognition of a Moroccan judgment under Texas's Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgment Recognition Act (the "Texas Recognition Act" or "Act"). The district court determined that Morocco's judicial system failed to provide impartial...

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