Legal Opinion
Abrams v. Société Nationale Des Chemins De Fer Français
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 5, 2001No. 1:00-cv-05326PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Holocaust survivors filing suit on behalf of themselves and on behalf of other Holocaust victims similarly situated, bring this action against the French national railroad company, the Soeiété Natio-nale Des Chemins De Fer Frangais (“SNCF”), claiming violations of customary international law and the law of nations arising out of alleged deportation of Jews and others from their homes in France to various Nazi death camps during World War II. Defendants now move to dismiss this action because of a lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to…
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