By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 10 – New Constellis Holdings sued the National Bank of Pakistan for not paying back $700,000 it held in security for business in Afghanistan.
On July 8, 2022 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Gregory H. Woods held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.
The defendant said there is no jurisdiction, it is a government bank in Pakistan. The plaintiff began talk about how the Taliban takeover made it difficult for US firms to sue there.
Judge Woods said he reads the newspapers but bases his rulings off of the record, he would not take judicial notice of what was said of the Taliban. He stayed discovery pending a motion to dismiss by July 29.
He inquired into settlement; the defense said there are unique issues for a state owned bank.
The case is New Constellis Holdings, Inc. v. National Bank of Pakistan, 22-cv-632 (Woods)
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