Newpoint Financial Corp. v. Bermuda Monetary Authority

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 13 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NEWPOINT FINANCIAL CORP., No. 23-3197 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:22-cv-08659-MCS-PVC v.

MEMORANDUM*

BERMUDA MONETARY

AUTHORITY; GERALD GAKUNDI, an individual; SUSAN DAVIS- CROCKWELL, an individual; DOES, 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Mark C. Scarsi, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 17, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: BEA, LEE, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Newpoint Financial Corp. appeals the district court’s

order that dismissed its complaint against the Bermuda Monetary Authority

(BMA) and two of its employees on the grounds of sovereign immunity and lack

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. of personal jurisdiction, respectively. We have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to

18 U.S.C. § 1291. Because the parties…