Peres Ben-Rafael v. Islamic Republic of Iran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ELISA NILI CIRILO PERES ) BEN-RAFAEL, ET AL., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-0716 (ESH) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, ET AL., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION This Court previously issued a default judgment in favor of the estate of a victim of terrorism, David Ben-Rafael, and his immediate family members, in their lawsuit against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the Ministry of Information and Security of Iran (“MOIS”). See…