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District Of Columbia District Court, Case No. 1:06-cv-00690-RCL:
O'BRIEN et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
Judge Royce C. Lamberth, presiding

	DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	DAVID GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	ELIZABETH LINEHAN, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	ELLEN HORTON, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	ELLISA POREMBA, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	GREGORY GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	JEFFREY PAUL O'BRIEN, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	LEONARD O'BRIEN, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	MARGRET O'BRIEN, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	MICHAEL GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	PAUL GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	PETER GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	ROBERT EDWARD GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	ROSEMARY GAFFNEY, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	STEPHEN O'BRIEN, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com
	VIRGINIA CROAK, Plaintiff	Joseph Peter Drennan JOSEPH PETER DRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: +1 703 519 3773 Fax: +1 703 548 4399 E-Mail: joseph@josephpeterdrennan.com

v.

	IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND SECURITY, Defendant	No attorney information is available for this party.
	ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Defendant	No attorney information is available for this party.

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Office	Washington, DC
Filed	4/17/2006
Jury Demand	None
Demand	$310000000
Nature of Suit	360 - Personal Injury: Other
Cause	28 U.S.C. § 1602 Foreign Sovreign Immunities Act
Jurisdiction	Federal Question
Disposition
County	88888
Terminated
Origin	1
Reopened	None
Lead Case
Related Case
101-cv-02094-RCL
Other Court Case	None
Def Custody Status
Flag	TYPE-B

--	Filed: 4/17/2006, Entered: 7/25/2006	Summons Issued
	Summons (2) Issued as to ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND SECURITY. (tg, )

1	Filed: 4/17/2006, Entered: 4/18/2006, Terminated: 4/17/2006	Motion for Waiver
	Plaintiffs' Ex Parte MOTION for Waiver of Applicability of Local Civil Rule 5.1 (e). by STEPHEN O'BRIEN, ELLEN HORTON, ELIZABETH LINEHAN, ROBERT EDWARD GAFFNEY, DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY, ROSEMARY GAFFNEY, DAVID GAFFNEY, PETER GAFFNEY, VIRGINIA CROAK, GREGORY GAFFNEY, PAUL GAFFNEY, ELLISA POREMBA, MICHAEL GAFFNEY, JEFFREY PAUL O'BRIEN, LEONARD O'BRIEN, MARGRET O'BRIEN. (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum of Points and Authorities# (2) Text of Proposed Order)(tg, )

2	Filed: 4/17/2006, Entered: 4/18/2006	Order on Motion for Waiver
	ORDER granting [1] Motion for Waiver . Signed by Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan on 4/17/06. (tg, )

3	Filed: 4/17/2006, Entered: 4/18/2006	Complaint
	COMPLAINT against ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND SECURITY (Filing fee $ 350) filed by STEPHEN O'BRIEN, ELLEN HORTON, ELIZABETH LINEHAN, ROBERT EDWARD GAFFNEY, DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY, ROSEMARY GAFFNEY, DAVID GAFFNEY, PETER GAFFNEY, VIRGINIA CROAK, GREGORY GAFFNEY, PAUL GAFFNEY, ELLISA POREMBA, MICHAEL GAFFNEY, JEFFREY PAUL O'BRIEN, LEONARD O'BRIEN, MARGRET O'BRIEN.(tg, ) Modified on 4/19/2006 (tg, ).

4	Filed: 4/17/2006, Entered: 4/18/2006	Notice of Related Case
	NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by STEPHEN O'BRIEN, ELLEN HORTON, ELIZABETH LINEHAN, ROBERT EDWARD GAFFNEY, DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY, ROSEMARY GAFFNEY, DAVID GAFFNEY, PETER GAFFNEY, VIRGINIA CROAK, GREGORY GAFFNEY, PAUL GAFFNEY, ELLISA POREMBA, MICHAEL GAFFNEY, JEFFREY PAUL O'BRIEN, LEONARD O'BRIEN, MARGRET O'BRIEN. Case related to Case No. 01-2094. (tg, )

5	Filed: 11/14/2006, Entered: 11/14/2006	Order
	ORDER, in light of the fact that there is nothing on the docket of the Clerk of Court reflecting service on defendants: Plaintiff shall, within the next ten (10) days, file with the Clerk of Court either proof of service or a status memorandum indicating all steps taken to date to effect service. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/14/06. (lcrcl2, )

6	Filed: 11/29/2006, Entered: 11/29/2006	Status Report
	STATUS REPORT on Efforts to Obtain Service of Process by DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit DHL Airbill (Exhibit "1")# (2) Exhibit DHL Airbill (Exhibit "2")# (3) Exhibit Airbill Tracking Results (Exhibit "3")# (4) Exhibit DHL Airbill Tracking Results (Exhibit "4"))(Drennan, Joseph)

--	Filed: 12/7/2006, Entered: 12/7/2006	Notice of Corrected Docket Entry
	NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re [7] Summons Returned Executed as to foreign state or agency, was entered in error at the request of counsel and will be refiled by counsel. (lc, )

7	Filed: 12/7/2006, Entered: 12/7/2006	Summons Returned Executed as to foreign state or a
	ENTERED IN ERROR.....RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY served on 5/10/2006, answer due 7/10/2006. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Exhibit "1" (DHL Waybill No. 780 4625 916)# (2) Exhibit Exhibit "2" (5 December 2006 Letter from Mr. Loomis, DHL)# (3) Exhibit Exhibit "3" (DHL "GlobalTrack" Documentation of Delivery))(Drennan, Joseph) Modified on 12/7/2006 (lc, ).

8	Filed: 12/7/2006, Entered: 12/7/2006	Summons Returned Executed as to foreign state or a
	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN served on 5/10/2006, answer due 7/10/2006. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 (DHL Waybill No. 780 4625 916)# (2) Exhibit 2 (Letter from DHL, clarifying delivery of process)# (3) Exhibit 3 (DHL Proof of Delivery))(Drennan, Joseph)

9	Filed: 12/8/2006, Entered: 12/8/2006	Affidavit for Default
	AFFIDAVIT FOR DEFAULT Against Defendant Islamic Republic of Iran by JEFFREY PAUL O'BRIEN. (Drennan, Joseph)

10	Filed: 12/8/2006, Entered: 12/8/2006	Application
	APPLICATION for Default Against Defendant Islamic Republic of Iran by JEFFREY PAUL O'BRIEN. (Drennan, Joseph)

11	Filed: 12/12/2006, Entered: 12/12/2006	Clerk's Entry of Default
	Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (tg, )

--	Filed: 10/3/2007, Entered: 10/3/2007	Set/Reset Hearings
	Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 10/10/2007 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 22A before Judge Royce C. Lamberth. (rje)

--	Filed: 10/10/2007, Entered: 10/10/2007	Status Conference
	Minute Entry. Proceedings held before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : Status Conference held on 10/10/2007. (Court Reporter Theresa Sorensen.) (rje)

12	Filed: 10/10/2007, Entered: 10/10/2007, Terminated: 10/12/2007	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
	MOTION Motion for Service by Diplomnatic Means Upon Defendant Iranian Ministry of Information and Security by DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY (Drennan, Joseph)

13	Filed: 10/10/2007, Entered: 10/10/2007	Memorandum
	MEMORANDUM re [12] MOTION Motion for Service by Diplomnatic Means Upon Defendant Iranian Ministry of Information and Security filed by DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY by DANIEL LANE GAFFNEY. (Drennan, Joseph)

14	Filed: 10/12/2007, Entered: 10/12/2007	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
	ORDER granting [12] Motion for Service by Diplomnatic Means Upon Defendant Iranian Ministry of Information and Security. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 10/12/07. (rje)

--	Filed: 3/31/2008, Entered: 3/31/2008	Summons Reissued
	SUMMONS (1) REISSUED as to IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND SECURITY (tg, )

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