Legal Opinion
Acree v. Republic of Iraq
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2009No. Civil Action 06-723 (RWR)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
After the defendants failed to timely respond to the complaint, plaintiffs, American soldiers held as prisoners of war by the Republic of Iraq during the Gulf War, secured entry of default. Iraq has filed a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(c) to set aside entry of default. Because Iraq has raised meritorious defenses to the plaintiffs’ claims and because the plaintiffs will not be prejudiced by a set aside, the defendant’s motion to set aside entry of default will be granted.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs bring this action…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- John C. Keegel v. Key West & Caribbean Trading Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Andrew Whelan v. Tyler AbellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Webb v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Republic of Iraq v. BeatySupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by20 opinions
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