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GATES v. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Civil Action No. 06-1500 (RMC).

646 F.Supp.2d 79 (2009)

Francis GATES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

August 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Perles, Perles Law Firm, P.C., Washington, DC, John F. Salter, Roy E. Barnes, Barnes Law Group, LLC, Marietta, GA, for Plaintiffs.

Ramsey Clark, New York, NY, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.

After a three-day evidentiary hearing, this Court entered default judgment imposing liability and damages under 28 U.S.C. § 1605A, the exception in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq., that permits suits against state sponsors of terrorism. The Syrian Arab Republic ("Syria") had not answered or otherwise defended or appeared, and the Court entered...

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