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HAVEN v. POLSKA

No. 99-3823.

215 F.3d 727 (2000)

Edward HAVEN and Allen Welbel, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Rzeczpospolita POLSKA, Skarb Panstwa, State Treasury of Poland, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 8, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric V. Puchala (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Owen C. Pell (argued), White & Case, New York, NY, Alan S. Madans, Rothschild, Barry & Myers, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Edward Haven and Allen Welbel brought this action seeking the return of property allegedly belonging to them and their families. They claim that the property was seized by the Polish government after World War II. The district court dismissed the action on the ground that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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