Elahi

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND 

SUPPORT FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF

No. 03-55015 THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, as Successor in Interest to the D.C. No. Ministry of War of the CV-98-01165-RMB Government of Iran,  Southern District of Plaintiff-Appellant, California, San Diego v.

ORDER

DARIUSH ELAHI,

Intervenor-Appellee.  On Remand from the United States Supreme Court

Filed June 23, 2009

Before: Betty B. Fletcher, Kim McLane Wardlaw and Raymond C. Fisher, Circuit Judges.

COUNSEL

David J. Bederman, Law Office of David J. Bederman, Esq., Atlanta, Georgia (argued), Anthony J. Van Patten, Anthony J. Van Patten, Inc., Glendale, California, Mina Almassi, Los Altos, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Jonathan R. Mook, DiMuroGinsberg, P.C., Alexandria, Vir- ginia (argued), Philip J. Hirschkop, Hirschkop & Assoc., P.C., Alexandria, Virginia, for the intervenor-appellee.

Lewis S. Yelin, Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C. (argued), Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General,

7471 Carol C. Lam, United States…