Legal Opinion
ESTATE OF BOTVIN EX REL. ELLIS v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 27, 2009No. Civil Action 05-0220 (RMU)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Denying Without Prejudice The Plaintiffs’ Motion For Default Judgment
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiffs bring claims of wrongful death, survival, intentional infliction of emotional distress, solatium and punitive damages against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (“the defendants”) 1 pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602 et seq. See generally Compl. The plaintiffs’ claims stem from an Iranian sponsored triple-suicide bombing at an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. James C. DunkelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Hill v. Republic of IraqCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Potter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Rimkus v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Worley v. the Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- Taylor v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Anderson v. the Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Estate of Botvin v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
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