(January 5, 2016, 2:31 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — After a company failed to oppose a Russian Federation company's petition to confirm an international arbitration award, a California federal magistrate judge on Dec. 10 recommended that the case be heard by a district judge and that the award be confirmed (KVEN OJSC v. Thunderbolt Enterprises Ltd., No. 15-cv-02304, N.D. Calif.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173077).

(Order available. Document #05-160126-003R.)

KVEN OJSC, a Russian Federation company, filed a petition to confirm an arbitration award in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...