Epstein Secrets

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

ting the Princes' or Kingdom's tortious acts or omissions caused Plaintiffs' injuries? 28 U.S.C. § 1605(aX5); Virtual Countries, 300 F.3d at 241; Cargill, 991 F.2d at 1016. "Any terrorist act, including the Septem- ber 11 attacks, might have been the natu- ral and probable consequence of knowingly an

ourt's sub- ject matter jurisdiction, the moving Defen- dants retain the ultimate burden of per- suasion. Virtual Countries, 300 F.3d at 241 (citing Cargill, 991 F2d at 1016); Robinson, 269 F.3d at 141 n. 8 (noting defendant's burden must be met with a preponderance of the evidence). [7] Defendants ma

Court’s sub- ject matter jurisdiction, the moving Defen- dants retain the ultimate burden of per- suasion. Virtual Countries, 300 F.3d at 241 (citing Cargill, 991 F.2d at 1016); Robinson, 269 F.3d at 141 n. 8 (noting defendant’s burden must be met with a preponderance of the evidence). [7] Defendants may

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

forward with evidence showing that, under the exceptions to the FSIA, immunity should not be granted.’ ” Virtual Countries, 300 F.3d at 241 (quoting Cargill, 991 F.2d at 1016); see also Terrorist Attacks [, 349 F.Supp.2d at 792-797 (explaining that the possibly relevant exceptions to immunity in this liti

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)