Paradissiotis v. United States

OPINION

FUTEY, Judge.

This takings case is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and plaintiffs opposition thereto, or, in the alternative, for leave to amend his complaint. Plaintiff Chris Paradissiotis, a Cypriot citizen with business ties to the government of Libya, has brought a claim for just compensation pursuant to the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, stemming from an alleged governmental regulatory taking of certain securities that he owned. Acting pursuant to applicable law, the Office of Foreign Asset…