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pt the relevant rule of New York landlord-tenant law for purposes of deciding the remaining issue in this dis- pute, and hold that, consistent with New York law, OFM was entitled to arbitrarily withhold its consent to Epstein's request to sublet the Premises to Fisher. Even assum- ing OFM had a hidden a

d in part and denied in part. I. Federal Courts .3=409 In diversity action, federal court sitting in New York must apply New York law, including New York's choice-of-law rules. 2. Contracts e=s144 Under New York's choice-of-law rules, when court is construing meaning of con- tract, court should apply

t may not be introduced to create ambiguity. Arthur M. Handler, Whitman & Ransom, New York City, for plaintiff. Elliot Silverman, Cold & Wachtel, New York City, for defendant. ORDER CONBOY, District Judge: We have before us an action for breach of contract. Plaintiff Michael R. Stroll ("Stroll") see

lamic Republic of Iran ("Iran"). After diplomatic and consular relations with Iran were severed in 1980, the Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") of the United States Department of State took possession of the building pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq. OFM leased the building to Epstein in 1992. Epstein

mic Re- public of Iran ("Iran"). After diplomatic and consular relations with Iran were severed in 1980, the Office of Foreign Missions ("0FM") of the United States Department of State took poas.ssion of the budding pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. § 4301 of seq. 0FM leased the building to defen- dant Jeffrey E. Ep

the Premises to the Government. Defendant Ellyn Bank ("Bank") is a resident of the State of New York with a business address at 34 East 69th Street, New York, New York. Bank is named as a defendant because she has been an unapproved occupant of the Premises; has availed herself of the use and benefits of

OF THE ACTION 1. This is an action by plaintiff United States of America (the "Government") on behalf of the Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") of the United States Department of State (the "State Department") against defendants Jeffrey E. Epstein ("Epstein"), Ivan S. Fisher ("Fisher"), Ellyn Bank, Debra Elisa Cohen, Diane Fisher

defendants Diane Fisher alk/a The Fisher Group ("Ms. Fisher") and Ron Soifer ("Soifer") a from the premises known as 34 East 69th Street, New York, New York (the "premises"). STATEMENT OF FACTS A. Government's Protection Of Premises The premises at issue in this lawsuit were the residence of a diploma

of the government of Iran (Declaration of Richard C. Massey ("Massey Dec."), Exh. A thereto). As such, they were recognized as consular property by the United States Department of State ("State Department"), Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") (Massey Dec., Exh. A thereto), and enjoyed the protection of the Foreign Missions Act ("FMA