WIEDERSPAN v. REPUBLIC OF CUBA

15-CV-1983 (VEC).

246 F.Supp.3d 873 (2017)

Marilyn WIEDERSPAN, individually and as representative of the Estate of her father, Jose Velasquez Fernandez, Jose Velasquez Fernandez, Martha Velasquez Sanchez, individually, and Maria Bravo Diaz, individually, Plaintiffs, v. The REPUBLIC OF CUBA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

Signed March 23, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1783
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1783 Petition for Subpoena of person in foreign country
Nature of Suit: 430 Banks and Banking
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Sanchez , William Jose Sanchez-Calderon , William J. Sanchez, P.A., Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs.


OPINION AND ORDER

Foreign sovereigns may not be hauled into courts of the United States unless an exception to sovereign immunity applies. Plaintiffs seek to domesticate a Florida judgment against the Republic of Cuba and its most senior officers for the wrongful death of their relative. The...

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