Legal Opinion
Rasoulzadeh v. Associated Press
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 31, 1983No. 80 Civ. 6335-CSHPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
Defendant Associated Press (“AP”) moves pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), F.R. Civ.P., to dismiss this action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and alternatively on grounds of forum non conveniens. Its major argument is that the case is non-justiciable under the “act of state” doctrine. AP’s motion under Rule 12(b)(6) assumes the truth of plaintiffs’ allegations, which may be summarized as follows.
Plaintiffs Sarieh Rasoulzadeh and Parviz Raein, wife and husband, are citizens of Iran, currently resident in the United…
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