Legal Opinion
Von Dardel v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 9, 1990No. Civ. A. 84-0353 AERPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
AUBREY E. ROBINSON, Jr., Chief Judge.
In 1984, the half-brother and the legal guardian of Raoul Wallenberg brought suit against the Soviet Union to force that country to produce Mr. Wallenberg, or account for his whereabouts. The Soviet Union declined to enter any appearance in the action, and in 1985 plaintiffs obtained a default judgment. Relying upon five separate grounds, this Court, Barrington D. Parker, District Judge, found that the it had jurisdiction and venue over the Soviet Union under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1330 et seq., and the Alien Tort…
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