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BERKOVITZ v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

No. 83-2011.

735 F.2d 329 (1984)

Margot BERKOVITZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1984.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher E. Judge, Masteron, Calhoun, Lundberg & Judge, Richmond, Cal., Theodore C. Hirt, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellants.

William W. Schofield, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Oakland, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before WALLACE and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and WYZANSKI, District Judge.

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

The wife and children of Martin Berkovitz (the heirs) appeal from a district court order dismissing their wrongful death action against the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kavir, an Iranian revolutionary group. The only questions raised are questions of law reviewable by us de novo. We have jurisdiction of this appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm the dismissal on the grounds of lack of subject matter jurisdiction and sovereign immunity...

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