Legal Opinion
Bank Melli Iran Bank Mellat v. Shams Pahlavi, AKA H.I.H. Princess Shams Pahlavi
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1995No. 94-55292PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
Bank Melli Iran and Bank Mellat (the Banks) filed this action for the purpose of enforcing certain judgments, which they had obtained against Shams Pahlavi in the tribunals of Iran. She is a resident of California and is the sister of the former Shah of Iran. The district court determined that at the times that the judgments were obtained Pahlavi could not have obtained due process of law in the courts of Iran. It, therefore, granted summary judgment in her favor. The Banks appeal and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
In January of 1979, the Shah of Iran fled the country in the…
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