BAKER et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
NAMIG BAKER, IRINA GORODNITSKY,, GLENN BAKER, SAMUEL BAKER, NATIG BAKER, JOHNNY BUTLER, JR., JAYLEN BUTLER, J. B., A. B., JOHNATHAN BUTLER, MECKO JOHNSON, ARLETHA PETTIE, CLAUDIA PETTIE, SHERITA SANDERS, KEVIN DEAS, SR., ANNMARIE DEAS, K. D., A. D., CHRISTOPHER HARDESTY, JAMES HARDESTY, KELLI HARDESTY, NICHOLAS HARDESTY, GRADY HORNER, CAMERON HORNER, JOHN IASIELLO, DANIEL KERNAN, JAMES KERNAN, LEAANN MCCARTNEY, DONALD MCDANIEL, JR., DONALD MCDANIEL, SR., JAMES MCDANIEL, LOGAN MCDANIEL, SHELBY MCDANIEL, TERESA DEFUSTO, ARIK MILLER, CALANDRA BAILEY, ARIKA MILLER, TYRESHA WILLIAMS, MICHAEL PABON, EVA CARRERA, MARICRUZ CARRERA, BRANDON PAREDES, ADAM PAREDES, GARY PAREDES, JESSE PAREDES, JULIE PAREDES, Estate of NEVAEH PAREDES, EVAN PRONZATI, JOSEPH SANDLIN, SAVANNAH SANDLIN, SCOTT SMITH, R. S., W. S., ANDREW VEGA, RYAN WINSTON, AMARI WINSTON, ARSHIANNA REECE, COURTNEY WINSTON, SHERMAN WINSTON, JAZMINE WINSTON, MERREL WINSTON, SOPHRONIA WINSTON, IRINA GORODNITSKY and ALL PLAINTIFFS |
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN |
1:2022cv02765 |
September 13, 2022 |
US District Court for the District of Columbia |
Beryl A Howell |
P.I.: Other |
28 U.S.C. § 1605 A Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act |
None |
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Filing 7 NOTICE by the Clerk of the Court re #6 Affidavit Requesting Foreign Mailing. Clerk's Office has been notified that DHL no long delivers to Iran or to Syria. (zed) |
Filing 6 AFFIDAVIT REQUESTING FOREIGN MAILING by ALL PLAINTIFFS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Letter Requesting Foreign Mailing)(Cameron, Peter) (Main Document 6 replaced on 10/21/2022) (zed). |
Filing 5 SEALED DOCUMENT filed by DONALD MCDANIEL, SR., ALL PLAINTIFFS, A. B., J. B., CALANDRA BAILEY, GLENN BAKER, NAMIG BAKER, NATIG BAKER, SAMUEL BAKER, JAYLEN BUTLER, JOHNATHAN BUTLER, JOHNNY BUTLER, JR., EVA CARRERA, MARICRUZ CARRERA, A. D., K. D., ANNMARIE DEAS, KEVIN DEAS, SR., TERESA DEFUSTO, ESTATE OF NEVAEH PAREDES, IRINA GORODNITSKY, CHRISTOPHER HARDESTY, JAMES HARDESTY, KELLI HARDESTY, NICHOLAS HARDESTY, CAMERON HORNER, GRADY HORNER, JOHN IASIELLO, MECKO JOHNSON, DANIEL KERNAN, JAMES KERNAN, LEAANN MCCARTNEY, JAMES MCDANIEL, LOGAN MCDANIEL, SHELBY MCDANIEL, DONALD MCDANIEL, JR., ARIK MILLER, ARIKA MILLER, MICHAEL PABON, ADAM PAREDES, BRANDON PAREDES, GARY PAREDES, JESSE PAREDES, JULIE PAREDES, ARLETHA PETTIE, CLAUDIA PETTIE, EVAN PRONZATI, ARSHIANNA REECE, R. S., W. S., SHERITA SANDERS, JOSEPH SANDLIN, SAVANNAH SANDLIN, SCOTT SMITH, ANDREW VEGA, TYRESHA WILLIAMS, AMARI WINSTON, COURTNEY WINSTON, JAZMINE WINSTON, MERREL WINSTON, RYAN WINSTON, SHERMAN WINSTON, SOPHRONIA WINSTON re Order on Motion for Waiver,,,,,,,,, (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Cameron, Peter) |
Filing 4 STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 15, 2022. (lcbah2) |
Filing 3 SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN. (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(znmg) |
Case Assigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. (znmg) |
MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING plaintiffs' #2 Ex Parte Motion for Waiver of Local Civil Rule 5.1(c)(1) ("Pls.' Mot."). Generally, "[t]he first filing by or on behalf of a party shall have in the caption the... full residence address of the party," and "[f]ailure to provide the address information within 30 days of filing may result in the dismissal of the case against the defendant." LCvR 5.1(c)(1). Courts apply the factors identified in United States v. Hubbard, 650 F.2d 293 (D.C. Cir. 1980), to determine when a party's privacy interests are sufficiently weighty to overcome the general presumption in favor of public access to information concerning judicial proceedings.Here, an evaluation of all the Hubbard factors supports granting plaintiffs' request. Plaintiffs are the victims of terrorist attacks and members of the victims' families, and they allege that Iran assisted those who carried out various improvised explosive device ("IED"), vehicle-borne IED, rocket, grenade, and ambush attacks and bombings from approximately 2008 to 2012 in Afghanistan that caused serious harm to the plaintiff victims. Compl. ¶¶ 1-2, 154-244 (detailing the various attacks), ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs express concern that disclosure of their addresses "will expose them to retaliation, including further risk of intimidation, harassment and threats to their personal safety." Pls.' Mot. ¶ 4. This Court has routinely allowed plaintiffs to omit their addresses when bringing terrorism-related claims against Iran if the plaintiffs express concern regarding possible harassment or threats to their safety. See, e.g., Min. Order, Singer v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 21-cv-2639 (BAH) (D.D.C. Oct. 12, 2021); Order, Mustard v. Iran, No. 21-cv-163 (BAH) (D.D.C. Jan. 21, 2021). No prejudice would result from plaintiffs in this case omitting their residential addresses, nor is there significant public interest in their residential addresses. Under these circumstances, sufficient cause exists to grant plaintiffs' request to omit their residential addresses from filings with this Court. It is further ORDERED that plaintiffs shall file, under seal, a list containing their residential addresses within 30 days. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 15, 2022. (lcbah2) |
Filing 2 Ex Parte MOTION for Waiver of Local Civil Rule 5.1(c) by ALL PLAINTIFFS. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Cameron, Peter) Modified on 9/15/2022 to edit docket text (znmg). |
Filing 1 COMPLAINT against ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9513184) filed by ALL PLAINTIFFS. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons)(Cameron, Peter) Modified on 9/15/2022 to edit docket text (znmg). |
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