United States v. Pangang Group Company, Ltd.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10058

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. v. 4:11-cr-00573-

JSW-7

PANGANG GROUP COMPANY, 4:11-cr-00573-

LTD.; PANGANG GROUP STEEL JSW-8

VANADIUM & TITANIUM 4:11-cr-00573-

COMPANY, LTD.; PANGANG JSW-9

GROUP TITANIUM INDUSTRY 4:11-cr-00573-

COMPANY, LTD.; PANGANG JSW-10

GROUP INTERNATIONAL

ECONOMIC & TRADING OPINION

COMPANY,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 26, 2024 Pasadena, California

Filed April 28, 2025 2 USA V. PANGANG GROUP COMPANY, LTD.

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Daniel P. Collins, and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Collins

SUMMARY *

Criminal Law / Foreign Sovereign Immunity

The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to dismiss an indictment charging four affiliated companies…