Baldwin v. United Nations Security Council

Full Case Title: Yvette Barbara Baldwin v. United Nations Security Council, District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Eastern Division), Order of 7 August 2012

Reference Number: Case NO. 1:12-CV-00134

Type of Document: Judicial decisions

International Organization: United Nations

Year: 2012

Issuing Body: District Court/ Tribunal of first instance

Country: United States

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Yvette Baldwin, a resident in Ohio, sued the Security of Council of the United Nations before the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Upholding the recommendations of the Magistrate, the District Court dismissed the case. The Court found the legal action ill-founded. In addition, according to the Magistrate’s recommendations and the Court’s decision, the applicant failed to state a claim upon which a relief my be granted from a defendant which enjoys absolute immunity from legal process, pursuant to the Convention on Privileges and immunities of the United Nations.