District Court, District of Columbia March 31, 2016, Civil Action No. 2012-2069 (Worley v. the Islamic Republic of Iran)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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NANCY WORLEY, et al., )

Plaintiffs )

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v. ) Civil Case No. l:12-CV-02069 (RCL)

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THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, )

et aI., )

Defendants )

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

I. BACKGROUND

This action arises out of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut,

Lebanon. The attack resulted in the deaths of 241 U.S. servicemen.