Legal Opinion
Nemariam v. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 8, 2005No. CIV.A. 00-1392(RBW)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WALTON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, individuals of Eritrean origin, descent, or nationality, bring this action against the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Commercial Bank of Ethopia (“CBE”) for the alleged unlawful takings of their property and their mass expulsion from Ethiopia in violation of international law pursuant to the expropriation exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330(a), 1605(a)(3) (2000). 1 Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 10-11, 117-122. Currently before the Court is the Defendants’ Refiled Motion to Dismiss for…
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