Sana Ismail Abudawood v. Eleanor de Leon

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8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 12 SANA ISMAIL ABUDAWOOD; AYMAN ) CASE NO. 8:23-cv-02448-JLS-JDE

ISMAIL ABUDAWOOD; ANAS ISMAIL )

13 ABUDAWOOD; SALWA ISMAIL ) ANTI-SUIT PRELIMINARY

ABUDAWOOD, ) INJUNCTION

14 ) Applicants, ) 15 ) 16 v. ) ) 17 ELEANOR DE LEON; ALAA ) 18

ABUDAWOOD, )

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 I. INTRODUCTION 2 On June 11, 2018, Eleanor De Leon and Alaa Abudawood (the De Leons) 3 initiated an action in this Court in the Central District of California. 4 Represented by counsel from the globally recognized firm, Quinn Emanuel 5 Urquhart & Sullivan, the De Leons sought to have their interest in the estate of 6 late Sheikh Osama Ismail Abudawood bought out at fair market value by 7 Ayman Abudawood, Anas Abuwood, and several named entities owned by the 8 Abudawood family (“the Abudawoods”). The De Leons, who were represented 9 throughout the litigation by numerous well-regarded counsel, reached a binding 10 …