23-1377·JURISDICTION
Ministry of Defence of the State of Kuwait v. Joseph Naffa
Reversed & Remanded
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Propriety of district court relying on potential defenses to claims to determine Plaintiff did not satisfy amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction; other issues.
Argument Date
March 19, 2024
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
V
Courtroom
Tweed Courtroom (Room 414-D)
Lower Court Judge
Nachmanoff
Panel
Judge Niemeyer
Judge Gregory
Judge Agee
Citation
CaseMinistry of Defence of the State of Kuwait v. Joseph Naffa, No. 23-1377 (4th Cir. June 18, 2024)
PanelNiemeyer, Gregory & Agee, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued March 19, 2024 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
21-7566
United States v. Patrick Sutherland
Authored by Judge Agee
21-7647
Harris Ford v. Erik Hooks
Authored by Judge Niemeyer
23-1144
Estate of Ke Zhengguang v. Yu Stephany
Authored by Judge Niemeyer
23-1377· This case
Ministry of Defence of the State of Kuwait v. Joseph Naffa
Authored by Judge Gregory
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗June 18, 2024Majorityby Gregory
Disposition
- Court
- Reversed, vacated, and remanded
- Normalized
- Reversed & Remanded
June 18, 2024