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CHALABI v. HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

No. 07-7141.

543 F.3d 725 (2008)

Ahmad CHALABI, et al., Appellants v. HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 24, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J.E. Markham II argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Christopher M. Curran argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Nicole E. Erb and Antonia R. Soares.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

On August 11, 2004, Ahmad Chalabi sued the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in federal court, alleging a civil RICO conspiracy and various torts related to Jordan's seizure of his bank some fifteen years earlier. Finding that Chalabi had alleged facts supporting jurisdiction over a foreign sovereign, the district court dispensed with jurisdictional discovery and dismissed Chalabi's claims as time-barred. We agree with both the approach and the result...

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