HEKMATI v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al
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| Judge: | Royce C Lamberth |
| Case #: | 1:23-cv-03774 |
| Nature of Suit | 890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions |
| Cause | 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s) |
| Case Filed: | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Last checked: Sunday Jun 16, 2024 5:35 AM EDT |
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Defendant
KENNETH FEINBERG
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Defendant
U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND
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Defendant
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Defendant
MARY PATRICE BROWN
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Plaintiff
AMIR HEKMATI
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| Docket last updated: 10/02/2026 11:59 PM EDT |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | ||
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notice
Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
Tue 10/14 11:47 AM
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MARY PATRICE BROWN, KENNETH FEINBERG, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Attorney Anna Lynn Deffebach terminated. (Deffebach, Anna) |
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| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | ||
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misc
Administrative Record
Tue 06/24 4:07 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD - Joint Appendix of Administrative Record Exhibits Relied Upon By The Parties by MARY PATRICE BROWN, KENNETH FEINBERG, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Suwanda, Sarah) |
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Att: 1
Joint Appendix - Part I,
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Att: 2
Joint Appendix - Part II,
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Att: 3
Joint Appendix - Part III,
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Att: 4
Joint Appendix - Part IV
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| Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | ||
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respm
Reply to opposition to motion
Tue 06/10 9:42 PM
REPLY to opposition to motion re21 Motion to Dismiss filed by MARY PATRICE BROWN, KENNETH FEINBERG, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Suwanda, Sarah) |
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| Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | ||
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Memorandum in opposition to motion
Tue 05/27 6:41 PM
Memorandum in opposition to re21 MOTION to Dismiss filed by AMIR HEKMATI.(Levey, Brandon) |
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Att: 1
Text of Proposed Order
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| Monday, April 28, 2025 | ||
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motion
Dismiss
Mon 04/28 7:18 PM
MOTION to Dismiss by MARY PATRICE BROWN, KENNETH FEINBERG, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Suwanda, Sarah) |
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Att: 1
35 pgs
Memorandum in Support,
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Att: 2
Proposed Order
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Mon 04/28 7:15 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Suwanda on behalf of All Defendants (Suwanda, Sarah) |
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| Tuesday, April 08, 2025 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Tue 04/08 5:20 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Keri Lane Berman on behalf of All Defendants (Berman, Keri) |
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| Friday, March 28, 2025 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Scheduling Order Set/Reset Deadlines
Fri 03/28 10:51 AM
ORDER granting17 Motion for Scheduling Order; Defendants' Renewed Motion to Dismiss due by 4/28/2025. Response due by 5/27/2025. Reply due by 6/10/2025. Joint Appendix due by 6/24/2025. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 03.27.2025. (lcrcl1) |
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| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | ||
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motion
Scheduling Order
Thu 03/27 12:25 PM
Joint MOTION for Scheduling Order by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, KENNETH FEINBERG, MARY PATRICE BROWN.(Deffebach, Anna) |
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Att: 1
Text of Proposed Order
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| Thursday, March 13, 2025 | ||
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order
Order on Motion to Dismiss Set/Reset Deadlines
Thu 03/13 12:41 PM
ORDER denying10 Motion to Dismiss without prejudice. The parties are ORDERED to meet and confer to submit a proposed briefing schedule for any future dispositive motions within 14 days of this Order. If the parties decide to file any future dispositive motions, they are ORDERED to comply with Local Civil Rule 7(n) and jointly file an appendix with any materials from the administrative record upon which they rely. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 03.13.2025. (lcrcl1) |
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| Friday, April 26, 2024 | ||
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respm
Reply to opposition to motion
Fri 04/26 12:25 PM
REPLY to opposition to motion re10 MOTION to Dismiss filed by MARY PATRICE BROWN, KENNETH FEINBERG, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Deffebach, Anna) |
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| Friday, April 05, 2024 | ||
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respm
Response to motion
Fri 04/05 5:45 PM
RESPONSE re10 MOTION to Dismiss filed by AMIR HEKMATI.(Levey, Brandon) |
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Att: 1
Text of Proposed Order
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| Thursday, March 14, 2024 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Set/Reset Deadlines
Thu 03/14 5:39 PM
ORDER granting Motion12 for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Plaintiff's Response due by 4/5/2024. Reply due by 4/26/2024. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 03/14/2024. (lcrcl1) |
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motion
Extension of Time to File Response/Reply
Thu 03/14 12:28 PM
MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by AMIR HEKMATI.(Levey, Brandon) |
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Att: 1
Certificate of Service,
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Att: 2
Text of Proposed Order
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| Friday, March 08, 2024 | ||
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misc
Administrative Record
Fri 03/08 9:40 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Notice of Filing of Certified List of Contents of Administrative Record by MARY PATRICE BROWN, KENNETH FEINBERG, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Deffebach, Anna) |
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motion
Dismiss
Fri 03/08 9:38 PM
MOTION to Dismiss by MARY PATRICE BROWN, KENNETH FEINBERG, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Deffebach, Anna) |
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Att: 1
Memorandum in Support,
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Text of Proposed Order
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| Monday, February 26, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Mon 02/26 3:15 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Anna Lynn Deffebach on behalf of All Defendants (Deffebach, Anna) |
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| Thursday, February 08, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Thu 02/08 11:34 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Brandon Levey on behalf of AMIR HEKMATI (Levey, Brandon) |
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| Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | ||
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service
Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General Summons Returned Executed as to US Attorney
Tue 02/06 12:24 PM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 1/9/2024., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 1/9/2024. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 3/9/2024.) (See Docket Entry6 to view Documents) (zdp) |
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service
Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
Tue 02/06 10:53 AM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. MARY PATRICE BROWN served on 1/9/2024; KENNETH FEINBERG served on 1/8/2024; U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND served on 1/9/2024; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 1/9/2024 (Grim, Emily) |
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| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | ||
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service
Electronic Summons Issued as to AUSA,USAG
Wed 12/20 1:01 PM
SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (znmw) |
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cmp
Request for Summons to Issue
Wed 12/20 11:41 AM
REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia filed by AMIR HEKMATI. Related document:1 Complaint, filed by AMIR HEKMATI.(Grim, Emily) |
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Request for Summons to Issue
Wed 12/20 11:37 AM
REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE U.S. Attorney General filed by AMIR HEKMATI. Related document:1 Complaint, filed by AMIR HEKMATI.(Grim, Emily) |
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service
Electronic Summons Issued
Wed 12/20 9:47 AM
SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to KENNETH FEINBERG, SPECIAL MASTER MARY PATRICE BROWN, U.S. VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM FUND, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(zrtw) |
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Att: 1
Notice and Consent
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utility
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Wed 12/20 9:38 AM
Case Assigned to Judge Royce C. Lamberth. (zrtw) |
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notice
Notice of QC- New Case
Wed 12/20 9:47 AM
NOTICE OF ERROR re1 Complaint; emailed to grime@gilbertlegal.com, cc'd 3 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Missing summonses-government. When naming a government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the U.S. Attorney & U.S. Attorney General. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue. (zrtw, ) |
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| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | ||
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Complaint
Tue 12/19 5:36 PM
COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10571431) filed by AMIR HEKMATI.(Grim, Emily) |
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Exhibit 1,
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Exhibit 2,
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Exhibit 3,
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Exhibit 4,
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Att: 5
Civil Cover Sheet,
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Att: 6
Summons,
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Att: 7
Summons,
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Att: 8
Summons,
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Att: 9
Summons
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