U.S. District Court
District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:26-cv-02675-JDB

CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY A/K/A COMPAÑIA CUBANA DE ELECTRICIDAD
P.O. Box 5023
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Plaintiff,
v.
UNIÓN ELÉCTRICA
Edificio del Ministerio de Energía y Minas
Avenida Salvador Allende No 666 e/ Oquendo y Soledad
Municipio Centro Habana, La Habana, Cuba
AND
ENERGAS S.A.
Edificio del Ministerio de Energía y Minas
Avenida Salvador Allende No 666 e/ Oquendo y Soledad
Municipio Centro Habana, La Habana, Cuba
Defendants.

NOTE: Greenwich, Connecticut-based Atlas Holdings owns Boca Raton-based Office Depot (2025 revenue approximately US$7 billion) which is the owner of the certified claim.

Complaint (excerpts):

Before 1960, Plaintiff owned and operated a substantial portion of Cuba’s electric power generation and transmission infrastructure, supplying more than 90% of Cuba’s electricity. In 1960, Fidel Castro’s revolutionary regime unlawfully confiscated that property and numerous other assets—collectively valued in excess of $300 million—from Plaintiff without just cause or compensation. As a direct result of these confiscations, Plaintiff was stripped of its investments, deprived of the use and value of its property, and forced to cease its operations in Cuba.

Defendant Energas S.A. is an enterprise organized under the laws of Cuba as a joint venture with three equal owners: 1/3 owner UNE, 1/3 owner Unión Cubapetróleo (“CUPET”), Cuba’s state-owned oil company, and 1/3 owner Sherritt International Corporation (“Sherritt”), a minerals company which is a corporation organized under the laws of Canada with its principal place of business in Canada. Thus, Energas is majority-owned by Cuban state-owned entities. Energas processes raw natural gas, which is supplied to Energas free of charge by CUPET. Energas also generates electricity for sale to the national grid, providing approximately 10% of Cuba’s total electrical generating capacity. Energas’ principal place of business is in Cuba, and it has operations throughout the country.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that judgment be entered in its favor and against Defendants:

a. Awarding Plaintiff actual damages in the amount of $267,568,413.62; b. Awarding Plaintiff pre-judgment interest at the rate of 6% per annum from August 6, 1960, as set forth in the FCSC’s award; c. Awarding Plaintiff treble damages pursuant to 22 U.S.C. § 6082(a)(3); d. Ordering Defendants to pay Plaintiff’s reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in this action pursuant to 22 U.S.C. § 6082(a); e. Awarding Plaintiff statutory interest pursuant to 22 U.S.C. § 6082(a)(1)(B) and post-judgment interest; and f. Granting all other relief at law or in equity that the Court deems just and proper.

CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY v. UNION ELECTRICA et al
Assigned to: Judge John D. Bates
Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question
Date Filed: 07/29/2026
Jury Demand: None
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Plaintiff

Plaintiff

CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY also known as COMPAIA CUBANA DE ELECTRICIDAD

Emma S. Marshak
STEPTOE LLP
1330 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-429-8067
Email: emarshak@steptoe.com

Michael Jeremy Baratz
STEPTOE LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-429-3000
Fax: 202-429-3902
Email: mbaratz@steptoe.com

Steven K. Davidson
STEPTOE LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-429-8077
Fax: 202-429-3902
Email: sdavidson@steptoe.com

07/31/2026- ORDER granting 5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 7/31/2026. (lcjdb1)
07/30/2026- SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to ENERGAS S.A., UNION ELECTRICA. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm)
07/30/2026- Case Assigned to Judge John D. Bates. (zmtm)
07/29/2026- MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Michael G. Scavelli, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12577252. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Michael G. Scavelli, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Davidson, Steven)
07/29/2026- NOTICE of Appearance by Emma S. Marshak on behalf of CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY (Marshak, Emma)
07/29/2026- NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Jeremy Baratz on behalf of CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY (Baratz, Michael)
07/29/2026- LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY (Davidson, Steven)
07/29/2026- Payment for 1 Complaint,. ($7202; Receipt number ADCDC-12577176). (Davidson, Steven)
07/29/2026- COMPLAINT against ENERGAS S.A., UNION ELECTRICA ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12577139) filed by CUBAN ELECTRIC COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons of Union Electrica, # 4 Summons of Energas S.A.)(Davidson, Steven)

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