PRINCZ v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Nos. 92-7247, 93-7006.

26 F.3d 1166 (1994)

Hugo PRINCZ, Appellee, v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1994.

As Amended July 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Heidenberger, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Thomas G. Corcoran, Jr. and Kathleen S. Rice, Washington, DC.

Steven R. Perles, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was David E. Sher, Arlington, VA.

On the brief for amici curiae The Anti-Defamation League, The Intern. Ass'n of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, and Faculty Members of the American University, Washington College of Law, were Jill Kahn Meltzer, Sheldon H. Klein, David M. Levine, Steven M. Roth, and Warren L. Dennis, Washington, DC.

Nicholas N. Kittrie, Washington, DC, entered an appearance for amicus curiae Washington College of Law.

Before WALD, GINSBURG, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Hugo Princz, a Holocaust survivor, brought suit in the district court against the Federal Republic of Germany to recover money damages for the injuries he suffered and the slave labor he performed while a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps. The district court asserted subject matter...

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