Legal Opinion
Hirsh v. State of Israel
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 8, 1997No. 95 Civil 9460 (JFK)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
KEENAN, District Judge.
Defendants State of Israel (“Israel”) and Federal Republic of Germany (“Germany”) move to dismiss this action pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), (2), (4), and (5). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1).
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Weinberg Hirsh, Henry Eisler, Theodore Hilsenrath, and Benzion Berkowitz bring this action on behalf of themselves and a putative class of Holocaust survivors to recover reparation payments allegedly due them…
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