Continental Transfert Technique Limited v. Federal Government of Nigeria, Attorney General of the Fedration, Minister of the Interior ( 2010 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) CONTINTENTAL TRANSFERT TECHNIQUE ) LIMITED, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-2026 (PLF) ) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) ORDER For the reasons given in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby ORDERED that [10] the plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is DENIED as moot; it is FURTHER ORDERED that [24] the defendants’ motion to vacate the Clerk’s entry of default is GRANTED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that [24] the defendants’ motion to dismiss the original complaint is DENIED as moot; it is FURTHER ORDERED that [32] the defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint is DENIED; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent it seeks dismissal of the plaintiff’s second claim for relief on the ground that the judgment sought to be enforced was obtained by fraud, the defendants’ motion to dismiss [24] is converted into a motion for summary judgment and DENIED. SO ORDERED. /s/ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge DATE: March 23, 2010 2