Legal Opinion
Schubarth v. Federal Republic of Germany
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 7, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-2140PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Mady Marieluise Schubarth, a U.S. citizen who allegedly inherited a large estate that was expropriated by the East German government following World War II, seeks to recover the value of the taken property from Germany and a German state-owned entity. The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1602, et seq., however, generally grants sovereign entities immunity from suit, ab sent a relevant exception. Because Schu-barth has not alleged facts supporting the application of any relevant FSIA exception,…
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