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Case Summary
Chabad v. Russia
Agudas Chasidei Chabad v. Russian Federation, 466 F.Supp.2d 6 (D.D.C. 2006), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, remanded by, 528 F.3d 934 (D.C. Cir. 2008), mot. for entry of default judgment granted, 729 F. Supp. 2d 141 (D.D.C. 2010), mot. granted in part, denied in part, 798 F. Supp. 2d 260 (D.D.C. 2011), mot. granted, 915 F. Supp. 2d 148 (D.D.C. 2013). aff’d in part No. 20-7080 and dismissed in part No. 20-7078 (D.C. Cir. 2021).
Précis
Agudas Chasidei Chabad (“Chabad”), a New York successor to a worldwide organization of ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities with origins in Eastern Europe, brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Russian Federation and certain Russian government entities to recover Lubavitch/Schneerson Collection, comprised of manuscripts, books, and documents that had belonged to its religious leaders. After the Russian government attempted to withdraw from the case citing immunity, the court entered a default judgment for Chabad. Repercussions were felt by the U.S. museums as the Russian government pulled its art loans for fear that its property would be attached to satisfy the judgment...
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