Filed March 11, 2015
The victims of several other Iran-sponsored terrorist attacks also sued Iran, and some have obtained judgments. See, e.g., Greenbaum v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 451 F. Supp. 2d 90 (D.D.C. 2006) (entering judgment for the victims of an August 9, 2001 attack by Hamas in Israel); Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 659 F. Supp. 2d 20 (D.D.C. 2009) (entering judgment for family members and estates of U.S. servicemen killed in a bombing in Saudi Arabia). In the meantime, beginning in 2008, nearly twenty different groups of victims of Iranian- sponsored terrorist attacks who had obtained judgments against Iran filed suits in the Southern District of New York to obtain writs of attachment, restrain funds, and execute judgments on two Case 1:10-cv-04518-KBF Document 574 Filed 03/11/15 Page 10 of 33 4 sets of Iranian assets—bank assets held on behalf of the Bank of Markazi (the Central Bank of Iran) and real and other property owned by 650 Fifth Avenue Company—that were located within the district.
Filed May 30, 2012
See Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 466 F. Supp. 2d 229 (D.D.C. 2006); Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 659 F. Supp. 2d 20 (D.D.C. 2009). In an effort to enforce their Judgment, the Heisers registered the Judgment with this Court and delivered writs of execution to the United States Marshal who levied the writs on the Respondent.