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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Tort Action

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HE NAM YOU and KYUNG SOON KIM, for

themselves and on behalf of all others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

JAPAN; HIROHITO; AKIHITO; NOBUSUKE

KISHI; SHINZO ABE; NYK LINE (NORTH

AMERICA); NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI

KAISHA; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.; NISSAN

NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA MOTOR

CORPORATION; TOYOTA MOTOR SALES,

U.S.A., INC.; HITACHI, LTD.; HITACHI

AMERICA, LTD.; NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO

METAL U.S.A., INC.; NIPPON STEEL &

SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION;

MITSUBISHI CORPORATION (AMERICA);

MITSUBISHI GROUP; MITSUI & CO. (U.S.A.),

INC.; MITSUI & CO. LTD.; OKAMOTO

INDUSTRIES, INC.; SANKEI SHIMBUN, CO.,

LTD.; and DOES 1–1000, inclusive,

Defendants. /

No. C 15-03257 WHA

ORDER QUASHING

SERVICE

The United States has submitted a suggestion of immunity and statement of interest

regarding defendants Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Emperor Akihito, and Japan (Dkt. No. 167). 

For the reasons set forth therein, this order finds that Prime Minister Abe and Emperor Akihito

are entitled to immunity from the jurisdiction of this Court in this action. Additionally, this

order finds that plaintiffs’ claims against Japan raise non-justiciable political questions. 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Accordingly, all claims against Prime Minister Abe, Emperor Akihito, and Japan are

DISMISSED without leave to amend. Any efforts to serve process on those defendants shall

cease. All process on those defendants is quashed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2016. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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