Legal Opinion
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 25, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2006-1694PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, District Judge.
This action involves a motion by defendant Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1), (4), and (6) to vacate a default judgment entered against it for a violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (2006). Because the Court finds that defendant Iran has not waived sovereign immunity, it will grant its motion to vacate the default judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b)(4) [Dkt. # 28] and dismiss the action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. 1
I. BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2006, plaintiffs Bell…
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