Legal Opinion
Reed v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 28, 2012No. Civil Action No. 03-2657 (RMU)PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting in Part and Denying in Part the Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff in this matter is Tarek Reed, whose father was abducted, held and tortured by Lebanese terrorists over the course of three years. The plaintiff brings suit against the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iran’s Ministry of Information and Security for their support of Hezbollah, the terrorist group that committed these acts. This matter now comes before the court on the plaintiffs motion for default judgment against the Islamic Republic of…
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