Kaplan v. Hezbollah
District Court, District of Columbia
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) CHAIM KAPLAN et al, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 09-cv-646 (RCL) ) HEZBOLLAH et al., ) Defendants. ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs now ask the Court to sever their Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) claim against defendant Hezbollah and to transfer the claim to the United States District Court for the Eastern "District of New York. Pls.” Mot. to Transfer Venue, ECF No. 94. Hezbollah does not oppose this motion, as it has failed to appear in this case, resulting in default being entered against it in February 2011. Default, ECF No. 30.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kaplan v. Cent. Bank of the Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Wultz v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Lelchook v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016