The Republic of Nicaragua v. The Lopez-Goyne Family

1 2 3 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA, Case No. 24-cv-03104-MMC

8 Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

9 v. PREJUDICE PETITIONER'S MOTION

FOR ORDER PERMITTING

10 HILLS EXPLORATION ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF CORPORATION, et al., SERVICE 11 Respondents. 12

13 Before the Court is petitioner The Republic of Nicaragua's ("Nicaragua") "Motion 14 for Order Permitting Alternative Method of Service of Summons and Amended Petition," 15 filed November 19, 2024, as corrected November 20, 2024. No response to the Motion 16 has been filed. Having read and considered the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 17 In its Amended Petition ("AP"), Nicaragua seeks to "enforce the [r]espondents' 18 pecuniary obligations imposed by a March 1, 2023 arbitral award ('Award') issued under 19 the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals 20 of Other States." (See AP ¶ 1.) Specifically, in the Award, the arbitration tribunal ruled 21 against…