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NEMARIAM v. FED. DEMO. REP. OF ETHIOPIA

No. 05-7178.

491 F.3d 470 (2007)

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 June 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald F. Donovan argued the cause for the appellants. Caroline H. Moustakis, and Colby A. Smith were on brief. Katherine B. Wilmore entered an appearance.

Knox Bemis argued the cause for the appellees. W. DeVier Pierson and Thomas R. Snider were on brief.

Before: HENDERSON and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.

The appellants—six individuals of Eritrean origin, descent or nationality and the class they seek to represent—challenge the district court's dismissal of their unlawful takings claims against the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) and the Central Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign...

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