Case Name: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH, INCORPORATED, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC CORPORATION; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113, Defendants, and Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Suntrust Investment Co. S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland, Defendant-Appellant, Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee, Philippine National Bank, Defendant-Appellant; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner And Smith, Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC Corporation; Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Sun-trust Investment Co.S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113; Philippine National Bank, Defendants, and Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee, Republic of the Philippines; Presidential Commission on Good Government, a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines, Defendants-Appellants; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC Corporation; Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Suntrust Investment Co.S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdi nand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; Philippine National Bank; Republic of the Philippines; Presidential Commission on Good Government, a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines, Defendants, and The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113, Defendants-Appellants, Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-08-04
Citations: 535 F.3d 1010
Docket Number: Nos. 04-16401, 04-16503, 04-16538
Parties: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH, INCORPORATED, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC CORPORATION; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113, Defendants, and Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Suntrust Investment Co. S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland, Defendant-Appellant, Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee, Philippine National Bank, Defendant-Appellant. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner And Smith, Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC Corporation; Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Sun- trust Investment Co.S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113; Philippine National Bank, Defendants, and Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee, Republic of the Philippines; Presidential Commission on Good Government, a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines, Defendants-Appellants. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC Corporation; Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Suntrust Investment Co.S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdi nand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; Philippine National Bank; Republic of the Philippines; Presidential Commission on Good Government, a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines, Defendants, and The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113, Defendants-Appellants, Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and JAMES L. ROBART, District Judge.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 535
Pages: 1010–1012

Head Matter:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH, INCORPORATED, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC CORPORATION; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113, Defendants, and Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Suntrust Investment Co. S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland, Defendant-Appellant, Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee, Philippine National Bank, Defendant-Appellant. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner And Smith, Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC Corporation; Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Sun- trust Investment Co.S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113; Philippine National Bank, Defendants, and Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee, Republic of the Philippines; Presidential Commission on Good Government, a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines, Defendants-Appellants. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENC Corporation; Arelma, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Panama with a permanent address at Ave. Justo Alosemena y Calle 41 Este, No. 40-59 Pte al Colegio Immeculada, Panama 1.Rep.de Panama, and a mailing address at c/o Suntrust Investment Co.S.A., rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Suntrust Investment Co., S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland with an address at rue de Jargonnant 2, P.O. Box 76, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; John K. Burns, a citizen of the United States, with an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite, 900, Chicago, Illinois, 60606; The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos; Imelda R. Marcos; Ferdi nand R. Marcos, Jr.; Maria Imelda Marcos; Irene Marcos Araneta; Frontier Risk Capital Management, L.C.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with a registered office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, NV. 89511 and an address at 300 Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606; Grosvenor Capital Ltd., a company organized and existing under the law of the United Kingdom, with an address at Grosvenor Gardens House, Suite 117, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W OBS, United Kingdom; Philippine National Bank; Republic of the Philippines; Presidential Commission on Good Government, a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines, Defendants, and The Estate of Roger Roxas; Golden Budha Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with a registered office at 710 West First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, and a mailing address at 260 Carrollton St., Buchanan, GA 30113, Defendants-Appellants, Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Defendant-Appellee.
Nos. 04-16401, 04-16503, 04-16538.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Aug. 4, 2008.
Jeffrey S. Portnoy, Esq., Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, HI, A. Robert Pietrzak, Esq., Sidley Austin, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
Chun, Kerr, Dodd, Beaman & Wong, Honolulu, HI, William C. McCorriston, Esq., McCorriston Miller Mukai Mac-kinnon LLP, Attorney at Law, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant.
Carol A. Eblen, Esq., Ali’i Place, Honolulu, HI, Jay R. Ziegler, Esq., Barry A. Smith, Buchaler Nemer, PC, Daniel C. Cathcart, Esq., Magana Carthcart & McCarthy, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellants.
Robert A. Swift, Esq., Kohn Swift & Graf, PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and JAMES L. ROBART, District Judge.
The Honorable James L. Robart, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
ORDER
The district court of the District of Hawaii is directed to dismiss the interpleader action. Republic of the Philippines v. Pimentel, — U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 2180, 171 L.Ed.2d 131 (2008).