Legal Opinion
Reed v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 17, 2006No. Civil Action 03-2657 (RMU)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
Denying the Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment
I. INTRODUCTION
This case involves the defendant’s alleged support of Hizbollah, a terrorist group that abducted, held and tortured Frank Reed, the plaintiffs father, for more than three years. The plaintiff seeks damages from the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security (“MOIS”), collectively “the defendants,” for injuries suffered by the plaintiff resulting from his father’s kid-naping.
Presently before the court is the plaintiffs motion for default…
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