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Opinion for the Court by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
Dolores Barot appeals the dismissal of her complaint for failure to effect service of process as required under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1608(a)(3). That act confers upon the district court responsibilities with regard to the sensitive task of service of process on a foreign government, yet in this case the district court itself was responsible for a substantial portion of the mistakes in service. Because Barot’s attempts at service came so close to strict compliance with the Act as to demonstrate a good faith effort at timely compliance amidst the sometimes confusing directions from the district court, we conclude, in view of the resulting prejudice to Barot and the absence of any relevant prejudice to the Embassy of Zambia of allowing a further effort at service, that dismissal was too extreme a remedy. Accordingly, we reverse and remand the case for the district court to permit Barot to effect service in compliance with section 1608(a)(3).

Dolores Barot v. Embassy of Zambia
Case 14-7081
Argued March 16, 2015

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The Oral Argument for
Dolores Barot v. Embassy of Zambia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Date Argued: March 16th, 2015
Duration: 33:24
Docket Number: 14-7081
Judges: Rogers, Millett, Sentelle

The Oral argument is now in the Internet. If you are interested to hear just google Barot v. Embassy of Zambia and you can download it. Thank you so much.

The dhl waybill label reads: Contact Min. Foreign Affairs of Embassy of Zambia. If you would consult a dictionary, Contact means/refers to a person therefore, Min. Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Zambia, refers/connotes to MINISTER. The label has no enough space for the whole addressee name Head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Zambia.
The computer generated dhl label reads a part of the whole addressee name on the right side of the label the name Contact (a person) Min Foreign Affairs and the computer automatically moved the other portion of the addressee name Embassy of Zambia that was cut from the Min. of Foreign Affairs to the left side of the label next to the word To.

Dear Atty.

I am now convinced that you:are 100 percent correct that it is hard to get a good/knowledgeable lawyer with conviction. I am disappointed as to how my case was handled.

I am wondering because my motion to proceed in forma pauper was granted by Judge E. Boasberg and then the case was handled and decided by Judge Amy Berman Jackson

For your clarification please. Thank you