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MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND SUPPORT v. ELAHI

No. 07-615.

129 S.Ct. 1732 (2009)

556 U.S. 366

173 L.Ed.2d 511

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND SUPPORT FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Petitioner, v. Dariush ELAHI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Bederman , Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner.

Douglas Hallward-Driemeier , for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court.

Carter G. Phillips , for Respondent.

David J. Bederman , Atlanta, Georgia, Mina Almassi , of Counsel, Los Altos, California, for Petitioner.

Jonathan R. Mook , DiMuro Ginsberg , P.C., Alexandria, VA, Philip J. Hirschkop , Hirschkop & Assoc., P.C., Alexandria, VA, Carter G. Phillips , Richard D. Klingler , Jacqueline G. Cooper , Joshua M. Robbins , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Dariush Elahi, the respondent, sued Iran, claiming that Iran unlawfully participated in the assassination of his brother, and he obtained a default judgment of about $312 million. Seeking to collect some of the money, he has tried to attach an asset belonging...

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