In an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Hilao v. the estate of Ferdinand Marcos, case no. 03-16934, the Republic of the Philippines asked the court to vacate two orders. The first "Memorandum and Order" reinstated a 1999 settlement agreement between the estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos and a class of plaintiffs who had sued the estate for human rights violations. The second "Order Directing Compliance" facilitated the first order by enjoining foreign banks from transferring certain assets that could be used to fund the settlement.The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that the Republic of the Philippines lacked standing to challenge either order. Therefore the court dismissed the appeal.
