Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Syrian Arab Republic
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 15, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2023-0267Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAMUEL ROBERT GOODWIN, ) Plaintiff, ) Vv. Case No: 1:23-cv-00267 (CKK/GMH) SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, Defendant. ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Samuel Robert Goodwin (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against the Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria”) under the state sponsor of terrorism exception (“terrorism exception’) to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1605A. In a decision issued on April 8, 2025, Judge Kollar-Kotelly found that Plaintiff had established that Syria, whose officials abducted him shortly…
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