ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
Plaintiff: ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., SARAH DENISE KELLY, ANDRA LAMAR KELLY and DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY
Defendant: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
Case Number: 1:2023cv01689
Filed: June 11, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Beryl A Howell
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1605 A Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 21, 2023 Filing 12 AFFIDAVIT REQUESTING FOREIGN MAILING under 28 USC 1608(a)(4) by ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, SARAH DENISE KELLY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Letter to Clerk with attachment)(Perlin, Asher)
July 11, 2023 Filing 11 SEALED DOCUMENT filed by ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, SARAH DENISE KELLY(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Perlin, Asher)
July 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER GRANTING plaintiffs' #2 Motion for Leave to File Plaintiffs' Addresses Under Seal. See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 10, 2023. (lcbah3)
June 20, 2023 Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF CLERK dispatching one copy of the summons and complaint, together with a translation of each into the official language of the foreign state on 6/20/2023, by FEDEX, to the agency or instrumentality of the foreign state, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1608(a)(3). (Attachment: #1 Waybill) (zed)
June 20, 2023 Filing 8 REQUEST from ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, SARAH DENISE KELLY. for the Clerk to dispatch for mailing one copy of the summons, complaint, and notice of suit, together with a translation of each into the official language of the foreign state, by FEDEX, to the head of the ministry of foreign affairs, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1608(a)(3). (zed)
June 18, 2023 Filing 7 AFFIDAVIT REQUESTING FOREIGN MAILING by ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, SARAH DENISE KELLY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Letter to Clerk)(Perlin, Asher)
June 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 STANDING ORDER. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 14, 2023. (lcbah3)
June 13, 2023 Filing 5 SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN. (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(zsl)
June 13, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by All Plaintiffs. Case related to Case No. 1:23-cv-793. (Perlin, Asher)
June 13, 2023 Filing 3 CIVIL COVER SHEET by ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, SARAH DENISE KELLY re #1 Complaint, filed by ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, SARAH DENISE KELLY. Related document: #1 Complaint, filed by ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, SARAH DENISE KELLY.(Perlin, Asher)
June 13, 2023 NOTICE OF ERROR re #1 Complaint; emailed to asher@asherperlin.com, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Incorrect coversheet. Please use the cover sheet at https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/new-case-forms & file using the event Civil Cover Sheet., 2. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zsl, )
June 13, 2023 Case Assigned to Judge Beryl A. Howell. (zsl)
June 11, 2023 Filing 2 MOTION Leave to File Addresses Under Seal re #1 Complaint, by ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, SARAH DENISE KELLY. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Perlin, Asher)
June 11, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-10130726) filed by ANDRA LAMAR KELLY, ESTATE OF ETHELEAN KING KELLY, DEMARCO LASHAWN KELLY, ARI SIMONE FOSTER, ESTATE OF CLARENCE KELLY, JR., ESTATE OF WANDA LORRAINE KELLY JOHNSON, SARAH DENISE KELLY. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons)(Perlin, Asher)

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