Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces et al v. Republic of Hungary et al Featured Case
Plaintiff: Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces, Erna Deutsch, Joram Deutsch, Alice Burger-Fischer and Edward Davis Fagan
Defendant: Republic of Hungary and Republic of Germany
Case Number: 1:2004cv08457
Filed: October 27, 2004
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: New York
Presiding Judge: Laura Taylor Swain
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Fed. Question: Other
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

Available Case Documents

The following documents for this case are available for you to view or download:

Date Filed Document Text
May 22, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 22
ORDER OF DISMISSAL: This action is dismissed without prejudice, for failure to prosecute, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 5/19/2006) (lb, )
January 5, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 21
ORDER; plaintiffs shall complete and shall file proof of, service of process on defendants under the Hague Convention no later than 4/28/2006. If service is not effected by that date the case may be automatically dismissed. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 1/5/06) (kco, )
January 4, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 20
ORDER: plaintiffs shall immediately submit courtesey copies of all papers filed in connection with the 12/5/05 Order to Show Cause, and any other future filings in this case. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 1/3/06) Copies Mailed by Chambers.(db, )
December 31, 2005 Filing 19
NOTICE of of Filing of DVD - Germany v. Deutsch Documentary - produced by Kick Films and directed by Mike Juncker of Munich, Germany re: 14 Order to Show Cause,. Document filed by Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces. (Fagan, Edward)
December 27, 2005 Filing 15
AFFIDAVIT of Dr. Joram Deutsch re: 14 Order to Show Cause, To Permit Plaintiffs to Continue Prosecution. Document filed by Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces. (Fagan, Edward)
December 6, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 14
ORDER that plaintiffs show cause by written affidavit, filed electronically with the court, why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiffs shall not communicate with the court on this question by letter or telephone call. The affidavit must be filed within twenty days of the date of this order. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 12/5/05) (dle, )
July 12, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 13
ORDER In light of the extensive period of time during which this case has been pending without service having been effected on the Defendants, Plaintiff shall complete service of process under the Hague Convention, or as is otherwise appropriate, no later than 10/31/05. So Ordered (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 7/11/05) (jco, )
July 5, 2005 Filing 12
FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY/DOCUMENT SHOULD BE FILED AS AN ATTACHMENT - MOTION for Extension of Time (Attached German Translation). Document filed by Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces. Return Date set for 7/29/2005 09:30 AM. (Fagan, Edward) Modified on 7/8/2005 (kg).
March 14, 2005 Filing 8
AFFIRMATION of Edward D. Fagan in Response to Court's OSC. Document filed by Edward Davis Fagan. (Fagan, Edward)
March 4, 2005 Filing 9
AMENDED COMPLAINT amending [7] Amended Complaint against Republic of Germany(Individually and/or as Responsible for:), Republic of Hungary.Document filed by Alice Burger-Fischer, Edward Davis Fagan, Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces, Erna Deutsch, Joram Deutsch. Related document: [7] Amended Complaint filed by Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces, Erna Deutsch, Joram Deutsch, Edward Davis Fagan, Alice Burger-Fischer.(jco, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 3/22/2005 (jco, ).
February 25, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 6
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; that plaintiff show cause by written affidavit why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute; plaintiff submit one courtesy copy of such affidavit to Chambers by delivering it to the courthouse Mailroom, U.S. Courthouse, 500 Pearl St, N.Y.C. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 2/25/05) Copies mailed by chambers.(pl, )
January 10, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 5
ORDER (1) Germany's motion to dismiss the complants for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted; (2)the Court's 12/6/04, Order to Show Cause is hereby vacated, and Plaintiffs' application for "Preservation, Inventory and Limited Production of Certain documents" is hereby denied without prejudice; and (3)Germany's application for entry of final judgment in its favor pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is denied. In light of the foregoing determinations of all of the currently pending issues in these cases, the hearing scheduled for 1/14/05, is cancelled. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 1/10/05) (kw, )
December 6, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 4
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces, Alice Burger-Fisch, Edward Davis Fagan, Erna Deutsch, Joram Deutsch for an order why the court should not grant plaintiffs' request that defendants should be enjoined from destroying any documents as indicated in this OSC. Show Cause Hearing set for 12/16/2004 09:30 AM before Judge Laura Taylor Swain. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 12/6/04); Attached is affidavit in support of Dr. Joram Deutsch; (djc, )
November 23, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 3
PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL ORDER; A pre-trial conference shall be held in the captioned matter on February 25, 2005 at 10:00 a.m in Courtroom No. 444, 40 Foley Square, NY, NY. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 11/22/04) (djc, )
November 9, 2004 Filing 2
NOTICE OF CASE ASSIGNMENT to Judge Laura Taylor Swain. Judge Unassigned no longer assigned to the case. (laq, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 11/17/2004 (laq, ).
Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the New York Southern District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces et al v. Republic of Hungary et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork and Masterpieces
Represented By: Morse . Geller
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Erna Deutsch
Represented By: Morse . Geller
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Joram Deutsch
Represented By: Morse . Geller
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Alice Burger-Fischer
Represented By: Morse . Geller
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Edward Davis Fagan
Represented By: Morse . Geller
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Republic of Hungary
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Republic of Germany
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?