Legal Opinion
Hegna v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2004No. 03-10994, 03-20984PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Charles Hegna died at the hands of terrorists who received partial support from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Members of the Hegna family have attempted to collect a default judgment against property previously owned by Iran and currently held by the United States. Based on domestic statutes and international treaties, the two district courts a quo quashed writs of attachment and execution issued respectively against two parcels of real property. Finding no error, we affirm both judgments.
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The Federal Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) articulates the general…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Kennedy v. Tangipahoa Parish Library Board of ControlCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Acree, Clifford v. Repub IraqCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- LLEH Inc v. Wichita County, TXCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Freeman v. DawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Hegna v. Islamic Republic Of IranCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Rubin v. the Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
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