Legal Opinion
De Sousa v. Embassy of the Republic of Angola
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 9, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0367PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge
The plaintiff, Luis de Sousa, who is proceeding pro se, filed this action against the defendant, the Embassy of the Republic of Angola, alleging in the operative Amended Complaint that the Embassy, through its diplomatic staff and some of its local employees, engaged in “theft,” Amended Compl. ¶¶ 38, ECF No. 40-1; “defamation,” id. ¶¶ 39, 65, and caused “emotional distress,” id. ¶¶ 36, 40, 41, 44, 62; stemming from the plaintiffs alleged provision of “party services,” id. ¶ 29, and construction and air conditioning work on the Embassy building,…
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