Legal Opinion
Nilo Jerez v. Republic of Cuba
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 30, 2014No. 13-7141PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Nilo Jerez filed suit in Florida state court against the Republic of Cuba and various codefendants, including Fidel Castro and the “Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces,” alleging that he had suffered horrifying torture at their hands and continued to suffer the consequences. Having obtained a default judgment in state court, Jerez now seeks to execute that judgment on patents and trademarks held or managed by the appellees in this action, who are allegedly agents and instrumentalities of Cuba. Because the…
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