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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) MARY NELL WYATT, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 08-502 (RCL) ) SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ORDER AND JUDGMENT For the reasons expressed in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law issued this date, and in light of the representations to the court of Mr. Ramsay Clark, counsel for the defendant, that the defendant would not participate in this case after contesting jurisdiction, it is hereby ORDERED that a default judgment is hereby granted in light of the Clerk’s entry of default, ECF No. 31, and the failure of defendant to appear at subsequent proceedings; and it is further ORDERED that final judgment is entered in favor of plaintiffs and against defendant Syria in this matter; and it is further ORDERED that plaintiffs are entitled to a total damages award of $338,000,000, to be distributed as follows: -- Marvin Wilson and the Estate of Ronald Wyatt are each entitled to $5,000,000 in pain and suffering damages; Case 1:08-cv-00502-RCL Document 37 Filed 12/17/12 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

) MARY NELL WYATT, et al., ) )

Plaintiffs, ) )

v. ) Civil No. 08-502 (RCL) ) SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, et al., ) )

Defendants. ) )

ORDER AND JUDGMENT

For the reasons expressed in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law issued this

date, and in light of the representations to the court of Mr. Ramsay Clark, counsel for the

defendant, that the defendant would not participate in this case after contesting jurisdiction, it is

hereby

ORDERED that a default judgment is hereby granted in light of the Clerk’s entry of

default, ECF No. 31, and the failure of defendant to appear at subsequent proceedings; and it is

further

ORDERED that final judgment is entered in favor of plaintiffs and against defendant

Syria in this matter; and it is further

ORDERED that plaintiffs are entitled to a total damages award of $338,000,000, to be

distributed as follows:

-- Marvin Wilson and the Estate of Ronald Wyatt are each entitled to $5,000,000

in pain and suffering damages;

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-- Renetta Wilson and Mary Nell Wyatt are each entitled to $4,000,000 in

solatium damages;

-- Daniel Wyatt, Amanda Lippelt, Michelle Schelles, Marty Wilson, Kimi Johns,

Gina Wilson, Bradley Key, and Barry Key, are each entitled to $2,500,000 in

solatium damages;

-- plaintiffs are entitled to one award of $300,000,000 in punitive damages, to be

distributed equally among the plaintiffs; and it is further

ORDERED that plaintiffs shall forthwith, at their own cost and consistent with the

requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1608(e), send a copy of this Order and Judgment, and the

Memorandum Opinion issued this date, to defendants.

This is a final appealable order. See Fed. R. App. P. (4)(a).

SO ORDERED.

Signed December 17, 2012 by Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge.

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