Legal Opinion
Flatow v. Islamic Republic
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 13, 2001No. C.A. No. 97-396 (RCL)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
Now before the Court is the Department of the Treasury’s motion for a protective order. On June 5, 2001, the Court ordered the plaintiff to show cause why the protective order should not be granted. See Flatow v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, 201 F.R.D. 5 (D.D.C.2001). The plaintiff submitted a brief pursuant to that Order, and the Treasury Department responded to that brief. After a full consideration of the parties’ memoranda, the applicable law, and for the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Treasury Department’s motion.
I. BACKGROUND
In an…
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