Daily Archives: May 31, 2020


Venkatesh Thiagarajan v. Cissna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VENKATESH THIAGARAJAN, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 19-cv-1116 (RDM) 1 MARK KOUMANS, Acting Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Venkatesh Thiagarajan, a citizen of India, brings this suit under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. ยง […]


Force v. Islamic Republic of Iran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAYLOR FORCE, et al., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 16-1468 (RDM) THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This civil action for compensatory and punitive damages arises under the terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities […]