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EISENFELD v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

No. Civ. 98-1945 RCL.

172 F.Supp.2d 1 (2000)

Leonard I. EISENFELD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Perles, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security, Ayatollah Ali Hoseini Khamenei, Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, Ali Fallahian-Khuzestani, and John Does, for Defendants.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This wrongful death action arises from an act of state-sponsored terrorism. Defendants have not entered an appearance in this matter. This Court entered Defendants' default on November 11, 1999, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1608(e) and Fed. R.Civ.P. 55(a). Notwithstanding indicia of Defendants' willful default, however, this Court is compelled to make further inquiry prior to entering...

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