Tabion v. Mufti

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

This case presents the important and (surprisingly) novel question concerning the extent to which a foreign diplomat and his spouse may rely on their diplomatic immunity to escape civil liability for debts incurred and laws violated in the United States.

I

Plaintiff Corazon Tabion, a Philippines national, left her country in 1989 and began working in Jordan as a domestic servant for Defendants Faris and Lana Mufti, a married couple. This employment arrangement continued until 1991, when the Muftis moved to the United States following Mr. Mufti’s…