(PS) Rhuma v. State of Libya
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAHER RHUMA, et al., No. 2:20-cv-02366 JAM AC PS Plaintiffs, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (DIRECTED TO
PLAINTIFFS)
STATE OF LIBYA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se, and the matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned for pretrial proceedings by E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(21). At the status conference on October 27, 2021, all three plaintiffs were present but defendant did not appear. ECF No. 16. At the hearing, the court inquired about service and the status of defendant’s appearance in the case. This order follows. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This case was filed on December 1, 2020. ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs are attempting to sue the State of Libya under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for events that transpired in Libya decades ago; they seek compensation for the expropriation of a family business by the previous regime, and for the death in custody of a family…