LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.- A federal appeals court ordered that a dispute between the Austrian government and a woman be resolved through mediation. The woman is trying to recover six Gustav Klimt paintings she claims were taken from her uncle by the Nazis in 1938. Her name is Maria V. Altmann and she believes the Austrian Gallery and the Republic of Austria are illegally holding the paintings, which are worth around $150 million dollars. A federal judge ruled last year that her lawsuit could continue in U.S. courts, but Austria's attorneys appealed the decision, saying the American court system lacked jurisdiction. The court order states, "This panel is of the view that mediation could bring a resolution that would serve the parties better than results achieved through litigation."