Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 31, 2001No. Civ.A.00-1722(RMU)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
Denying the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter comes before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), (2), and (6). The plaintiff, Sandra Jean Simpson, seeks compensatory and punitive damages under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“Antiterrorism Act”). Ms. Simpson claims that she and her late husband were taken hostage and tortured by the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (“Libya” or “the defendant”).
The defendant seeks dismissal of the…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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