Legal Opinion
Tahan v. Hodgson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 25, 1981No. 80-2095PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff brings this action for enforcement of a default judgment entered against defendant by an Israeli court. The matter is before this court on cross motion for summary judgment, with the diversity jurisdiction of this court invoked. The district court found for the defendant; we reverse and remand for the district court to enforce the judgment.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The essential facts in this case are straightforward and uncontroverted. Plaintiff Chamis Tahan operates a travel agency in Jerusalem which acted as…
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