Legal Opinion
Hegna v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2004No. 03-2159PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Senior Judge BALDOCK joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, the Hegna family, are judgment-creditors of the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”). Invoking section 201(a) of the newly-enacted Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (“TRIA”), Pub.L. No. 107-297, § 201(a), 116 Stat. 2,322, 2,337 (codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1610 note), the Hegnas attempted to enforce their judgment against Iran by obtaining writs of attachment in aid of execution on two Iranian-owned properties in Bethesda, Maryland. Due to…
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