Marvin R. BROADBENT et al., Appellants,
v.
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES et al., Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 17, 1979.
Decided January 8, 1980.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Thomas J. O'Toole, Boston, Mass., a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, pro hac vice, by special leave of the court, with whom Francis X. McLaughlin, Kensington, Md., was on brief, for appellant.
George H. Clark, Washington, D.C., with whom Gordon H. Glenn, Washington, D.C., on brief, for appellees.
Andrew N. Vorkink, Counsel, World Bank, New York City, with whom J.I. Levinson, Gen. Counsel, Washington, D.C. and Walter F. Sheble, Counsel, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for amicus curiae, urging affirmance.
Alice E. Weil, with whom Paul C. Szasz, New York City, was on brief, for amicus curiae, United Nations, urging affirmance.
William D. Rogers and Edward J. Spriggs, Washington, D.C., were on brief for amicus curiae, Intern. Telecommunications Satellite Organization urging affirmance.
Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty.*, Ronald R. Glancz, Bruno A. Ristau and David P. Buck, Attys., Office of Foreign Litigation, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for amicus curiae, United States, urging affirmance.
Before LEVENTHAL, and WALD, Circuit Judges; and PENN, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge LEVENTHAL.
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a District Court judgment dismissing an action by the appellants1 claiming they had been improperly discharged by the Organization of American States (OAS). The district court held that OAS was absolutely immune from suit.2 We affirm on the ground that, even assuming for discussion the applicability...
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