The case concerned the petition to confirm a Kyrgyz award. In a first decision (17 October 2019), the District Court denied the Kyrgyz Republic's forum non conveniens argument, and ordered supplemental briefing on whether the award should also be confirmed against the Kyrgyz Republic, rather than only against the Ministry. Following the supplemental briefing, the Court held that, in application of the case law in the Circuit, the Ministry was not entitled to a presumption that it was separate from the Republic and that even if it were, that presumption would be overcome because the Ministry was the Republic's agent. The Court then confirmed the award against the Republic, because the respondents had presented no reasons why the award should not be confirmed.