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Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided December 10, 1999No. Civil Action 97-396 (RCL)PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This matter concerns yet another attempt by Plaintiff Stephen Flatow to satisfy the judgment he obtained almost two years ago against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) for its sponsorship of the terrorist group that murdered his daughter. Pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, he has levied writs of attachment upon three parcels of real estate owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the former Iranian embassy, and two NationsBank accounts eontain-ing funds generated by the State Department’s lease of these properties. 28…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. Public Citizen v. United States Department of JusticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & LerachSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. In Re Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorism LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
  2. Connecticut Bank of Commerce v. Republic of CongoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Rubin v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
  4. Jacobsen v. OliverDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
  5. Rubin v. the Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006

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