ESTATE OF LEVIN v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

No. 21-7036 Consolidated with 21-7041, 21-7044, 21-7052, 21-7053.

45 F.4th 416 (2022)

ESTATE OF Jeremy Isadore LEVIN, et al., Appellants v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzelle M. Smith argued the cause and filed the briefs for Levin appellants.

Matthew D. McGill argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants James Owens, et al.

Myanna Dellinger, James Dodge, David Horton, and Jeffrey Stempel, pro se, were on the brief for amici curiae Commercial Law Professors in support of Levin appellants.

Alex C. Lakatos argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Brian P. Hudak , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee United States. Jane M. Lyons and Peter C. Pfaffenroth , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, entered appearances.

Christopher D. Man was on the brief for amicus curiae Crystal Holdings Limited in support of neither party.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge Pillard.


These consolidated cases, on appeal from a judgment of the district court, present competing claims to a blocked electronic funds transfer. The parties are, on one side, the United States, which blocked the transaction because terrorists initiated it. On the other side are victims of Iran-sponsored terrorism who have...

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