INTERNATIONAL LAW

Federal District Court Opinions SERGEY TARASEVICH v. EASTWIND TRANSPORT LTD., (S.D.N.Y. 2003) SERGEY TARASEVICH, Plaintiff, v. EASTWIND TRANSPORT LTD., ERATIRA NAVIGATION CO. LTD., and MAYFLOWER SHIPMANAGEMENT CORP., Defendants. 02 Civ. 1806 (JSM). United States District Court, S.D. New York. July 18, 2003. OPINION AND ORDER JOHN MARTIN, District Judge This action arises out of an […]

Federal District Court Opinions AMERICAN RICE, INC. v. PRODUCERS RICE MILL, INC., (S.D.Tex. 2006) AMERICAN RICE, INC., Plaintiff, v. PRODUCERS RICE MILL, INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. H-05-3227. United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division. July 14, 2006 AMENDED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER SIM LAKE, District Judge Based on […]

Judicial Watch 8/24/2010 In its latest surreptitious effort to protect illegal immigrants the Obama Administration plans to prohibit both federal and local law enforcement officers from arresting undocumented aliens discovered as a result of traffic violations. It marks the third time this month that a covert plan to shield illegal aliens from deportation gets exposed. […]

Federal District Court Opinions IDAS RESOURCES N.V. v. EMPRESA NACIONAL DE DIAMANTES, (D.C. 10-26-2006) IDAS RESOURCES N.V., CURACAO; PABECO B.V., ADASTRA MINERALS, INC. f/k/a AMERICA MINERAL FIELDS, INC. Plaintiffs, v. EMPRESA NACIONAL DE DIAMANTES DE ANGOLA E.P.; NOFAR MINING B.V. Defendants. Civil Action No. 06-00570 (ESH). United States District Court, D. Columbia. October 26, 2006 […]

PROCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION REQUESTS International extraditions involve two separate but similar processes. Incoming Extradition Requests A foreign government may request the arrest of a fugitive in the United States so an extradition hearing may be held. The process for an incoming extradition is: A foreign government forwards an extradition request to the Department of […]

Federal District Court Opinions LNC INVEST. INC. v. DEMOCRATIC REP. OF CONGO, (Del. 1999) 69 F. Supp.2d 607 LNC INVESTMENTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (formerly, The Republic of Zaire) and The National Bank of Congo (formerly, the Bank of Zaire), Defendants. No. 97-135 MMS. United States District Court, D. Delaware. Argued July […]