Zions First Nat'l Bank v. Moto Diesel Mexicana, S.A. De C.V., 09-1704

Dismissal of plaintiff's suit on forum non coveniens grounds

Zions First Nat'l Bank v. Moto Diesel Mexicana, S.A. De C.V., 09-1704, concerned a challenge to the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion for reconsideration following a dismissal of the suit on grounds of forum non conveniens, in plaintiff's suit against defendant  for issuing eight checks to plaintiff totaling $2 million from insufficient funds.



In vacating the judgment, the court remanded the case in concluding that the district court did not discuss whether the choice of forum was oppressive or vexatious, nor did the district court conduct a separate analysis of the relevant public and private factors for each distinct set of claims asserted by plaintiff.

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