Legal Opinion

Owens v. Republic of Sudan

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 17, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2001-2244Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAMES OWENS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 01-2244 (JDB) REPUBLIC OF SUDAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion to compel post-judgment discovery from the Republic of Sudan (“Sudan”) under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. See Pls.’ Mot. to Compel Def. Republic of Sudan to Produce Docs. & Answer Interrogs. in Response to Pls.’ Discovery Requests (“Mot. to Compel”) [ECF No. 438] at 1. Plaintiffs secured a $488 million judgment against defendants in 2014 and now seek a court order…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. Hamilton CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. NML Capital, Ltd. v. Republic of ArgentinaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  3. James Owens v. Republic of SudanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  4. Thai Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co. v. Government of the Lao People's Democratic RepublicDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2013
  5. Opati v. Republic of SudanSupreme Court of the United States · 2020

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