Legal Opinion
Barot v. Embassy of Republic of Zambia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 8, 2015No. 14-7081PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
Dolores Barot appeals the dismissal of her complaint for failure to effect service of process as required under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1608(a)(3). That Act confers upon the district court responsibilities with regard to the sensitive task of service of process on a foreign government, yet .in this case the district court itself was responsible for a substantial portion of the mistakes in service. Because Barot’s attempts at service came so close to strict compliance with the Act as to demonstrate a good faith effort at timely compliance amidst…
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