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“a motion to relegate a plaintiff to a foreign forum will be denied if the plaintiff shows that foreign law is inadequate, or that conditions in the foreign forum plainly demonstrate that the plaintiffs are highly unlikely to obtain basic justice therein.”
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Top citers, strongest first. 17 distinct citers.
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Cited "but see"
BFI Group Divino Corp. v. JSC Russian Aluminum
But cf. Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F.Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y.1983), aff'd 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985) (mem.) (holding inadequate alternative forum because the court believed that plaintiffs would not “obtain justice at the hands of the courts administered by Iranian mullahs” and “would probably be shot” if they returned to Iran).
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Cited as authority (quoted)
W. v. THOMAS
a motion to relegate a plaintiff to a foreign forum will be denied if the plaintiff shows that foreign law is inadequate, or that conditions in the foreign forum plainly demonstrate that the plaintiffs are highly unlikely to obtain basic justice therein.
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Cited as authority (quoted)
International Specialty Services Inc v. PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited
i have no confidence whatsoever in the plaintiffs' ability to obtain justice at the hands of the courts administered by iranian mullahs . . . i consider that if the plaintiffs returned to iran to prosecute this claim, they would probably be shot.
discussed
Cited "see"
Pao Tatneft v. Ukraine
Ukraine relies upon In re Arbitration between Monegasque De Reassurances v Nak Naftogaz of Ukraine, 311 F.3d 488, 499 (2d Cir. 2002), where the Second Circuit rejected the petitioner’s “bare denunciations and sweeping generalizations” about Ukraine’s judicial system, finding this was “speculation insufficient to defeat a finding of an adequate alternative forum.” Notably, the court in Monegasque distinguished between situations where the Petitioner made sweeping generalizations and those where the “alternative forum [was] characterized by a complete absence of due process or an i…
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Cited "see"
Tatneft v. Ukr.
Ukraine relies upon *194 In re Arbitration between Monegasque De Reassurances v. Nak Naftogaz of Ukraine , 311 F.3d 488 , 499 (2d Cir. 2002), where the Second Circuit rejected the petitioner's "bare denunciations and sweeping generalizations" about Ukraine's judicial system, finding this was "speculation insufficient to defeat a finding of an adequate alternative forum." Notably, the court in Monegasque distinguished between situations where the Petitioner made sweeping generalizations and those where the "alternative forum [was] characterized by a complete absence of due process or an inabili…
discussed
Cited "see"
Byrne v. Cleveland Clinic
See Salahuddin v. Milligan, 592 F.Supp. 660, 661 (S.D.N.Y.1984), aff'd without op., 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985) (stating that where a plaintiff “is pro se and sends his complaint to the court, and the complaint is not filed until a later date due to consideration of plaintiffs application to proceed informa pauperis, the action is deemed commenced for purposes of the statute of limitations upon receipt by the court of plaintiffs complaint, and not when it is filed.”).
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Cited "see"
Lipin v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. OF PITTSBURGH
See Richards v. State of New York, 597 F.Supp. 692, 693 (E.D.N.Y.1984), aff'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 1066 , 106 S.Ct. 820 , 88 L.Ed.2d 793 (1986).
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Cited "see"
Douglas E. Kampfer v. County of Fulton, Fulton County Court and Richard Giardino, Fulton County District Attorney, His Agents and Employees
See Richards v. State of New York Appellate Division, Second Department, 597 F.Supp. 689, 691 (E.D.N.Y.1984), aff'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985); see also Zuckerman v. Appellate Division, Second Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 421 F.2d 625, 626 (2d Cir.1970).
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Cited "see"
Mercier v. Sheraton International, Inc.
See Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F.Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y.1983), aff'd without opinion 767 F.2d 908 (2nd Cir.1985) and Itek Corp. v. First National Bank of Boston, 566 F.Supp. 1210, 1216 (D.Mass. 1983), aff'd 730 F.2d 19 (1st Cir.1984).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Martins Bez v. Marriott International, Inc.
Pelangi Niagra Mitra Int’l, 196 F.Supp.2d 482, 486 (S.D.Tex. 2002); see also Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F.Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y. 1983) (denying a motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens where plaintiffs would likely be shot if they pursued their claim in Iran), aff’d, 767 F.2d 908 (2nd Cir. 1985) (unpublished).
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Everard Findlay Consulting, LLC v. Republic of Suriname
See, e.g., Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F. Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y. 1983), aff’d, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir. 1985) (finding no alternative forum because “if the plaintiffs returned to Iran to prosecute this claim, they would probably be shot”).
cited
Cited "see, e.g."
Do Rosário Veiga v. World Meteorological Organisation
See, e.g., Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 *304 F.Supp. 854, 860 (S.D.N.Y.1983), aff'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985); see also Menendez Rodriguez v. Pan Am.
cited
Cited "see, e.g."
Turedi v. Coca Cola Co.
See, e.g., Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F.Supp. 854 (S.D.N.Y.1983), aff'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985); see also Menendez Rodriguez v. Pan Am.
cited
Cited "see, e.g."
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Monegasque De Reassurances S.A.M. (Monde Re) v. Nak Naftogaz of Ukraine and State of Ukraine
See, e.g., Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F.Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y.1983), aff'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985) (mem.).
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Cited "see, e.g."
In Re Arbitration Between Monegasque De Reassurances S.A.M. (Monde Re) & Nak Naftogaz of Ukraine
Co., 500 F.Supp. 787, 800 (S.D.N.Y.1980), aff'd, 650 F.2d 408 (2d Cir1981); see also Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F.Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y.1983), aff 'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985); Canadian Overseas Ores Ltd. v. Compania De Acero Del Pacifico, S.A., 528 F.Supp. 1337, 1342 (S.D.N.Y.1982), aff'd, 727 F.2d 274 (2d Cir.1984).
cited
Cited "see, e.g."
Iragorri v. International
See, e.g., Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press, 574 F. Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y. 1983), aff'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir. 1985).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Iragorri v. International Elevator, Inc.
See, e.g., Rasoulzadeh v. As sociated Press, 574 F.Supp. 854, 861 (S.D.N.Y.1988), aff'd, 767 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1985).
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Sammartino
v.
Digiovanna
v.
Digiovanna
85-7091.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
May 23, 1985.
767 F.2d 908
Published
Citer courts: E.D. Pennsylvania (1) · D. South Carolina (1)
Sammartino
v.
Digiovanna
85-7091
United States Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit.
5/23/85
1
E.D.N.Y.
AFFIRMED