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GREENBAUM v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

No. 22-5080. Consolidated with 22-5081, 22-5083, 22-5085.

67 F.4th 428 (2023)

Steven M. GREENBAUM, on behalf of himself individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Judith (Shoshana) Lillian Greenbaum, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 9, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick N. Petrocelli argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was James L. Bernard .

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

Before: Millett and Childs, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge.

The United States seized oil cargo it claims belongs to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The appellants attached the oil in order to satisfy money judgments they hold against Iran. The district court upheld the United States' claim of sovereign immunity and quashed the attachments. Because we agree that federal sovereign...

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