HANDEL v. ARTUKOVIC

No. CV 84-1411-PAR(Kx).

601 F.Supp. 1421 (1985)

Leo HANDEL, Leon and Shari Kabiljo, and Isaac and Hanna Handy, on behalf of themselves and all other situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. Andrija ARTUKOVIC, a/k/a Alois Anich, a/k/a David Arnaut, on behalf of himself and as representative of the Independent Government of the State of Croatia, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

January 31, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc M. Seltzer, Corinblit, Shapero & Seltzer; Alschuler, Grossman & Pines, Los Angeles, Cal., Michael D. Hausfeld, Kohn, Milstein, Cohen & Hausfeld; Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg & Casey; Martin Mendelsohn, Washington, D.C., Coleman R. Rosenfield, Hollywood, Fla., for plaintiffs.

Richard A. Perkins, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant.

David A. Lehrer, Los Angeles, Justin Finger, Jeffrey P. Sinensky, Ruti G. Teitel, New York City, amicus curiae for Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.

Joan Hartman, Paul Hoffman, Kay Huff, Ralph Steinhardt, Los Angeles, Cal., amicus curiae for ACLU Foundation.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISON AND ORDER

RYMER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this class action seek compensatory and punitive damages against defendant for his alleged involvement in the deprivations of life and property suffered by the Jews in Yugoslavia during World War II. The complaint, which must be taken as true for purposes of this motion, alleges that defendant was the Commissioner of Public Security and Internal...

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