Legal Opinion
Irving Wolf v. Federal Republic of Germany and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1996No. 95-3247PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Irving Wolf is an 81 year old survivor of the Holocaust. He brought this action against the Federal Republic of Germany and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc. (the “Claims Conference”), claiming that they have wrongfully refused to pay him reparations from certain funds established for victims of Nazi Germany. The district court dismissed the complaint against Germany and granted summary judgment for the Claims Conference, finding in essence that the federal courts were not the right place for Wolf to pursue his claims. See Wolf v.…
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