Legal Opinion
Siderman de Blake v. Republic of Argentina
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1992No. 85-5773PublishedCited by 211 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Susana Siderman de Blake and Jose, Lea, and Carlos Siderman (collectively, “the Sid-ermans”) appeal the dismissal of their action against the Republic of Argentina and the Argentine Province of Tucuman (collectively, “Argentina”). The Sidermans’ complaint alleged eighteen causes of action arising out of the torture of Jose Siderman and the expropriation of the Sidermans’ property by Argentine military officials. The district court dismissed the expropriation claims on the basis of the act of state doctrine, but granted a default judgment to Jose and Lea Siderman on the…
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