Dawes v. Syrian Arab Republic

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KEVIN DAWES, Plaintiff, Civil Action No.: 21-2730 (RC) V. 3 Re Document Nos.: 19, 20 THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, : Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kevin Dawes (“Plaintiff’ or “Dawes”) has spent 1,276 days of his life in captivity. From October 2012 until April 2016, Dawes was held in custody by Defendant, the Syrian Arab Republic (“Defendant” or “Syria”). Dawes alleges that, during his time in prison, agents working on behalf of the Syrian regime subjected Dawes to…