John D. McKeel Jr. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America

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• holding in an analogous context that \[a] United States embassy ... does not constitute territory of the United States\
• noting that nationality principle per- mits states to punish the wrongful conduct of its citizens
• determining that transfer of action was “not necessary to advance the interests of justice” because appellants could refile within the statute of limitations
• following Ruggiero on diversity jurisdiction; federal question jurisdiction failed because of absence of federal issue in well-pleaded complaint
• following Ruggiero on diversity jurisdiction; federal question jurisdiction failed because of absence of federal issue in well-pleaded complaint
• “A United States embassy, however, remains the territory of the receiving state, and does not constitute territory of the United States.”

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