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McKEEL v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Nos. 82-5111, 82-5114 to 82-5117 and 82-5417.

722 F.2d 582 (1983)

John D. McKEEL, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN and the United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Withdrawn January 31, 1983.

Resubmitted December 28, 1983.

Decided December 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Davis, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael F. Hertz, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before SNEED and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and INGRAM, District Judge.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants seized the diplomatic and military personnel attached to the United States Embassy in Tehran. The Americans were held hostage in violation of international law for over fourteen months. See Case Concerning United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran (U.S. v. Iran), 1980 I.C.J. 3; see also Dames & Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S...

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