MONCRIEF OIL INTERN. INC. v. OAO GAZPROM

No. 06-10552.

481 F.3d 309 (2007)

MONCRIEF OIL INTERNATIONAL INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OAO GAZPROM; OAO Zapsibgazprom; OAO Severneftegazprom, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall M. Searcy, Jr. (argued), Michael Dana Anderson, Kelly, Hart & Hallman, Fort Worth, TX, Micajah Boatright, Arnold & Itkin, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael Sammie Goldberg, Aaron Michael Streett (argued), Baker Botts, Houston, TX, Chad Pinson, Baker Botts, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before REAVLEY, JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court's dismissal of Plaintiff's claims against foreign defendants. Because we agree that personal jurisdiction is lacking as to each defendant, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case arises from a business dispute between a Texas plaintiff, Moncrief Oil International Inc. ("Moncrief"), and Russian defendants OAO Gazprom ("Gazprom"), OAO Zapsibgazprom (...

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