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tions, including al4aecla." Federal Complaint 1 222 Several organizations within the MAR Network, including SAAR Founda- tion, MAR International, Safa Group, Mar-Jac Poultry, Mar-Jac Holdings, Inc., Safa Trust, Inc. and Aradi, Inc., were es- tablished, funded or closely affiliated with Defendant Suleim
ions to statutory, foreign sovereign immunity and protecting a sovereign's or sovereign's agency's legitimate claim to immunity from discovery.'" First City, Texas-Houston, N.A. a Rafulain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998) (ordering full discovery against defendant over whom court al- ready had sub
exceptions to statutory foreign sovereign immunity and protecting a sovereign’s or sovereign’s agency’s legitimate claim to immunity from discovery.” First City, Texas—Houston, N.A. v. Rafidain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998) (ordering full discovery against defendant over whom court al- ready had subje
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017848 →zations, including al-Qaeda.” Federal Complaint 1222. Several organizations within the SAAR Network, including SAAR Founda- tion, SAAR International, Safa Group, Mar—Jac Poultry, Mar—Jac Holdings, Inc., Safa Trust, Inc. and Aradi, Inc., were es- tablished, funded or closely affiliated with Defendant Suleiman
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017888 →African Muslim Agency, Mar—Jac Investments, Mar—Jac Poultry, Reston Investments, SAAR Foundation, Safa Trust, where he was the principal signatory on Safa Group checks, and York International; WESTLAW Iqbal Yunus was a director of Child Development Foundation, a SAAR Network entity, and was associated with
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017930 →ally, discovery regarding NCB’s FSIA defense would necessarily subject the Kingdom to discovery, which the Court is hesitant to do unnecessarily. See First City, Texas—Houston, N.A. v. Rafidain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998); see also Arriba Ltd. v. Petroleos Mexicanos, 962 F.2d 528, 534 (Sth Cir.1992)
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017932 →Entities connected to both Safa Group and First City
Second Circuit
ORGANIZATION
Keeton
PERSONAl Qaeda Islamic Army
ORGANIZATION
Philadelphia
LOCATION
Bangladesh
LOCATIONBanco de Seguros del Estado
ORGANIZATION
Patton Boggs LLP
ORGANIZATIONPDK Labs, Inc.
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Friedlander
ORGANIZATIONHerndon
LOCATION
Khalifa
PERSON
Somalia
LOCATION
Batterjee
PERSON
White & Case LLP
ORGANIZATIONBurnett
PERSON
Salvo
PERSON
Princes
PERSONKadic
PERSONAndrew J. Maloney
PERSON
Brian J. Alexander
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