Legal Opinion
Gates v. Syrian Arab Republic
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 20, 2011No. 08-7118, 09-7108PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from gruesome and memorable facts. The issues presented on appeal, however, are more mundane. The families of two American contractors beheaded by terrorists in Iraq sued the Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria”) in federal court. Syria did not respond, and the district court eventually entered default judgment in favor of the contractors’ families. Thereafter, Syria finally appeared and filed a Rule 60(b) motion seeking to vacate the default judgment, citing several procedural, constitutional, and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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