Epstein Secrets

be incompatible with the purpose of the FSIA, which is to grant governmental, not private corporate immunity, and ... would reflect infidelity to the Supreme Court's reasoning in Dole Food" Id. at 218. Accordingly, it reiterated that "'a subsidiary of an instrumentality is not it- self entitled to instrumentalit

- fouls motion to dismiss the Burnett com- plaint as against him for lack of personal jurisdiction is accordingly granted. 8. Saudi Binladin Group, Tariq Bin- ladin, Omar Binladin, and Bakr Binladin The Ashton and Burnett complaints name the Saudi Binladin Group ("SBG") as a Defendant. The Burnett

upport of this argument, the Federal Plaintiffs cite Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson, 538 U.S. 468, 480, 123 S.Ct. 1655, 155 L.Ed.2d 643 (2003), in which the Supreme Court held that instrumentality status is determined at the time of the filing of the complaint. has specifically addressed the issue. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_01

tt Complaint 1324. The Mohammed Bin Laden Organization is allegedly a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBG and its board members include defen- dants Bakr, Tariq, and Omar Binladin. Ashton Complaint 1556; Burnett Com- plaint 91325. Khalifa listed the Mo- hammed Bin Laden Organization address on his visa applic

e of personal jurisdiction over them for the claims as pled would not comport with due process. Id. at 93-95. Plaintiffs thereafter sought review by the U.S. Supreme Court of each of these three principal holdings. In response to a request from the Supreme Court, the United States filed an amicus brief on May 29, 2009,

6 Jameel, and Kamel, along with Khalid bin Mahfouiz and Suleiman al Rajhi, are identified as primary al-Qaeda financiers in the Golden Chain.” Bakr, Tariq, Omar, and Yeslam bin Laden are Osama’s half-brothers. Bakr, Tariq, and Omar are alleged to have used their positions within the Saudi Binladin Group