Kaplan v. Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) CHAIM KAPLAN et al, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) V. ) Case No. 10-cv-483 (RCL) ) CENTRAL BANK OF THE ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al., ) Defendants. ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs now ask the Court to sever their Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) claims against defendant Bank Saderat PLC (BSPLC) and to transfer those claims to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Pls.’ Mot. to Transfer Venue, ECF No. 72. BSPLC does not oppose this motion, subject to the reservations that it “reserve[es] all its rights, contest[s]…