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· 6/25/1999

Southern Cross Overseas Agencies, Inc. v. Wah Kwong Shipping Group Ltd.

Citations

  • 181 F.3d 410
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 14611

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a Hong Kong corporation is properly regarded as a \subject of\ the United Kingdom for purposes of alienage jurisdiction
  • concluding that “on a motion to dismiss, we may take judicial notice of another court’s opinion—not for the truth of the facts recited therein, but for the existence of the opinion, which is not subject to reasonable dispute over its authenticity”
  • holding a court may “properly” resolve a 12(b)(6) motion by “look[ing] at public records, including judicial proceedings, in addition to the allegations in the complaint.”
  • stating that court “may take judicial notice of another court’s is not proper under § 1391(b)(2
  • stating that a court may properly look at public records, including judicial proceedings, in considering a motion to dismiss
  • concluding that “on a motion to dismiss, we may take judicial notice of another court’s opinion—not for the truth of the facts recited therein, but only for the existence of the opinion, which is not subject to reasonable dispute over its authenticity”

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