Moriarty v. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAMES R. MORIARTY, et al, Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-2649 (CKK) HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN, et al, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (August 6, 2019) This United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FISA”) case involves the deaths of three United States Army Special Forces members at the entrance to a Jordanian air base. Plaintiffs, surviving family of the service members, allege that a First Sergeant in the Jordanian military, Defendant Ma’Arek Al-Tawayha a/k/a Abu Tayeh, wrongfully killed the service members in an act of…