Legal Opinion
Jenco v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 2, 2001No. CIV A 00-549 RCLPublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
On March 15, 2000, the plaintiffs 1 filed a multi-count complaint alleging that the defendants were responsible for Lawrence M. Jenco’s kidnapping, detention, and torture over a Vfe year period. The defendants, despite being properly served with process, failed to answer this charge in any way. Thus, the Court entered the defendants’ default on January 5, 2001.
Notwithstanding this entry of default, a default judgment against a foreign state may not be entered until the plaintiffs have “established] [their] claim or right to relief by evidence that is…
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