| Trinidad and Tobago Stole
Sikorsky Copter But Has Immunity Previous Case
Dropped by GE
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Dec 12 – The Government of
Trinidad and Tobago leased a
Sikorsky S-76D helicopter from
Vertical Aviation and then
neither maintained or paid for
it, while keeping it, Vertical
Aviation alleges in a
complaint.
On December 1,
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge May Kay Vyskocil held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
The issue
arose whether Gary Griffith,
as Minister of National
Security for Trinidad and
Tobago, had actually had the
authority to waive sovereign
immunity.
A letter on this
is due on or before December
21.
Now on December
12, Inner City Press after
digging can report that in a
previous related case that
disappeared, "ORDERED that
this action be conditionally
discontinued without prejudice
and without costs through
April 17, 2019; provided,
however, that on or before
April 17, 2019, the parties
may submit to the Court their
own Stipulation of Settlement
and Dismissal for the Court to
So Order, or Plaintiff may
submit a Notice of Dismissal
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
41. Otherwise, within such
time Plaintiff may apply by
letter for restoration of the
action to the active calendar
of this Court in the event
that the settlement is not
consummated. Upon such
application for reinstatement,
the parties shall continue to
be subject to the Court's
jurisdiction, the Court shall
promptly reinstate the action
to its active docket, and the
parties shall be directed to
appear before the Court,
without the necessity of
additional process, on a date
within ten (10) days of the
application, to schedule
remaining pretrial proceedings
and/or dispositive motions, as
appropriate. This Order shall
be deemed a final
discontinuance of the action
without prejudice in the event
that Plaintiff has not
requested restoration of the
case to the active calendar on
or before April 17, 2019." It
died.
The case is
Vertical Aviation No. 1 LLC v.
The Government of the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago,
20-cv-4970 (Vyskocil)
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