A high-stakes legal battle unfolds as a self-represented plaintiff takes on multiple international organizations and embassies, seeking an astronomical $500 billion in damages. Ronald Satish Emrit, a presidential candidate and resident of Florida and Maryland, filed a complaint on April 7, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against defendants including the International Court of Justice in Hague, Netherlands, United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization (WTO), Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), World Health Organization (WHO), Trilateral Commission, United States Embassy of Poland, and Embassy of Poland in the United States.
Emrit's lawsuit accuses these entities of tortious interference with business relations and contracts. He alleges that their actions have impeded his efforts to secure a fiancé visa or political asylum for his fiancée from Kharkiv, Ukraine. The complaint details Emrit's struggles since 2022 to facilitate his fiancée's move to the United States amidst geopolitical tensions and bureaucratic hurdles. Emrit claims that he has been actively involved in litigation across various states against several entities, including U.S. embassies and immigration officials, to achieve this goal.
The plaintiff outlines numerous grievances against the defendants, arguing that they have violated his civil rights by failing to assist his Ukrainian fiancée in immigrating to the U.S. Emrit is pursuing not only monetary compensation but also declaratory relief under Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) and preliminary injunctions under Rule 65 FRCP. He seeks joint and several liabilities among the defendants for negligence and civil rights violations.
In addition to financial damages, Emrit requests equitable remedies such as requiring federal defendants and supranational organizations to complete necessary immigration forms on his behalf due to his disability. He also demands that the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw or the Polish Embassy in Washington contact his fiancée via WhatsApp to expedite her visa process. Furthermore, he seeks an injunction mandating these embassies provide her with an airline ticket to travel to the U.S., where he hopes she can reside with him permanently.
The case raises complex jurisdictional issues as Emrit attempts to transfer proceedings from U.S. federal courts to international jurisdictions like the International Court of Justice in Hague. He argues for Chief Judge Shelly Dick's authority to make such transfers under Article III courts' supremacy over international courts according to preemption doctrine.
Representing himself pro se without formal legal counsel, Ronald Satish Emrit challenges powerful global institutions while navigating intricate legal frameworks. The case is registered under Case ID: 3:25-cv-00447 before Chief Judge Shelly Dick at the U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana.