Legal Opinion
Hellenic Lines, Limited v. Luke C. Moore, United States Marshal for the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 25, 1965No. 18265PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
Appellant filed a libel in personam against the Republic of Tunisia. D.D.C. Admiralty No. 27-62. A summons was issued addressed to the Republic to be served upon the Tunisian Ambassador to the United States. Appellee, the United States Marshal, made the following return upon the unexecuted summons: “The within named principal agent having Diplomatic Immunity and being listed in the Diplomatic List of the State Department cannot be served at Washington, D. C. * * * ” Appellant then filed this mandamus action to compel appellee to serve the summons “in conformity with the…
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