Vincente B. Chuidian v. Philippine National Bank, and Raul Daza, Vincente B. Chuidian, and Philippine Export and Foreign Loan Guarantee Corporation, Intervenor v. Philippine National Bank, and Raul Daza

912 F.2d 1095 Vincente B. CHUIDIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Defendant, and Raul Daza, Defendant-Appellee. Vincente B. CHUIDIAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Philippine Export and Foreign Loan Guarantee Corporation, Intervenor, v. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Defendant, and Raul Daza, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 88-6146, 88-6481. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued May 9, 1990. Submitted May 16, 1990. Aug. 29, 1990. Steven C. Finley, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee. Benjamin George Williams, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, THOMPSON and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Chuidian, a Philippine citizen, sued Daza, a Philippine citizen and an official of the Philippine government, after Daza instructed the Philippine National Bank (Bank) to dishonor a letter of credit issued by the Republic of the Philippines to Chuidian. The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and Chuidian timely appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and…