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NEMARIAM v. FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, ETHIOPIA

No. 01-7142.

315 F.3d 390 (2003)

Hiwot NEMARIAM, et al., Appellants, v. THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA and The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Francis Donovan argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Katherine Birmingham Wilmore.

W. DeVier Pierson argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Knox Bemis.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

Hiwot Nemariam and others appeal the district court's dismissal of their suit against Ethiopia seeking recovery for property damage they suffered during the border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The district court determined that the Ethiopia/Eritrea Claims Commission was a more appropriate forum for the plaintiffs' claims, and dismissed their case on the ground of forum non...

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