Legal Opinion
Davis v. Costa-Gavras
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 7, 1984No. 83 Civ. 2539 (ADS)PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
This action for libel was filed on January 11, 1983, in the Eastern District of Virginia. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and venue on 28 U.S.C. § 1391(a). The plaintiffs are two State Department officials and a naval officer who were stationed in Santiago, Chile, in September 1973, at the time a military coup deposed the government of Salvador Allende Gossens. Plaintiff Nathaniel Davis served as United States Ambassador, Frederick D. Purdy as Consul to the Santiago Consulate, and Captain Ray E. Davis (U.S. Navy…
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