Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Islamic Republic
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 22, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2001-2094Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) DEBORAH D. PETERSON, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 01-2094 (RCL) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The Court recently denied plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions against garnishee HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (“HBUS”). Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 01-cv-2094,
2013 WL 1460188
(D.D.C. Apr. 11, 2013). Plaintiffs now move for reconsideration of that decision pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Pls.’ Mot., ECF No. 503. The Court denies the motion. I. BACKGROUND 1 Plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Marino v. Drug Enforcement AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Summers, Frank v. Howard UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Peterson v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013