Legal Opinion
Elahi v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 20, 2000No. Civ.A. 99-2802(JHG)PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
This is an action for wrongful death brought by Dariush Elahi, 1 the brother of Cyrus Elahi, a United States national, who, before he was killed on October 23, 1990 in Paris, France, was a former university professor and a dissident of the Iranian regime. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security are named as defendants for ordering the killing of Cyrus Elahi in an act of state-sponsored assassination. Jurisdiction in this case is founded upon those provisions of the Foreign…
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