Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit March 1, 2018, Civil Case No. 16–cv–02020 (RJL) (Rusoro Mining Ltd. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venez.)

RICHARD J. LEON, United States District Judge

For the third time in as many years, Respondent Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ("Venezuela") finds itself before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia opposing the confirmation of an arbitral award flowing from its expropriation of foreign gold-mining assets.