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UNITED STATES v. PETROSAUDI OIL SERVS. (VENEZUELA)

No. 21-56228, No. 22-55025.

70 F.4th 1199 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PETROSAUDI OIL SERVICES (VENEZUELA) LTD., Claimant-Appellant, v. All Funds Held in Escrow by Clyde and Co. in the United Kingdom as Damages or Restitution in PetroSaudi v. PDVSA UNCITRAL Arbitration, Defendant, Clyde & Co LLP, Real-party-in-interest. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PetroSaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Ltd., Claimant-Appellant, v. All Funds Held in Escrow by Clyde and Co. in the United Kingdom as Damages or Restitution in PetroSaudi v. PDVSA UNCITRAL Arbitration, Defendant, Clyde & Co LLP, Real-party-in-interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 13, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Raile (argued), David B. Rivkin Jr. , Jonathan R. Barr , Kendall E. Wangsgard , Mark W. DeLaquil , and Lee A. Casey , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jonathan B. New , Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, New York; Dyanne J. Cho , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Claimant-Appellant.

Joshua L. Sohn (argued) and Barbara Y. Levy , Trial Attorneys; Deborah Connor , MLARS Chief; Kevin O'Driscoll , Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Kenneth A. Polite Jr. , Assistant Attorney General; United States Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.; Jonathan Baum , Trial Attorney; Office of the United States Attorney; Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: William A. Fletcher, Mark J. Bennett, and Jennifer Sung, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The United States ("the Government") initiated a civil forfeiture suit in federal district court against a $380 million arbitration award fund, the majority of which is held in the United Kingdom. The fund belongs to PetroSaudi Oil Services (Venezuela...

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