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Guevara v. Republic of Peru

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on November 29, 2010.

Docket No.10-389
Op. Below11th Circuit

Issue

Whether the "direct effect" clause of the commercial activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(2), requires evidence that a "legally significant act" occurred within the United States to vest U.S. courts with jurisdiction over a foreign sovereign.

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