Hegna Ex Rel. Estate of Hegna v. Islamic Republic of Iran

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiffs-Appellants Edwena R. Hegna, Steven A. Hegna, Craig H. Hegna, Lynn M. Hegna Moore, and Paul B. Hegna (the “Hegnas”) appeal from a district court order denying their application to attach certain consular property belonging to Defendant-Appellee the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history of the case, and the issues on appeal, which we refer to only as necessary to explain our decision.

This case arises out of the 1984 murder of Charles Hegna by members of Hezbollah, a terrorist organization…