(PS) Rhuma v. State of Libya

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 STATE OF LIBYA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se, and the matter is accordingly before the undersigned for pretrial proceedings pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(21). An Order to Show Cause issued on December 20, 2021, directing plaintiffs to demonstrate that service was properly completed. ECF No. 17. Plaintiffs have now responded to the OSC. ECF No. 19. 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 member. Id. On January 12, 2021, plaintiffs

The court issued a separate order to show…