Butler v. Sukhoi Co., No. 08-14523

By FindLaw Staff on August 20, 2009 | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In an action to enforce a default judgment, the denial of defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint is reversed where the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because defendants were instrumentalities of the Russian Federation, and thus, entitled to sovereign immunity.

Read Butler v. Sukhoi Co., No. 08-14523

Appellate Information

Filed August 19, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Birch

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