Legal Opinion
Farah v. Government of the Republic of Somaliland
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 29, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2023-1205Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ABDULLAHI MOHAMED FARAH, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:23-cv-1205 (ACR) GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Abdullahi Mohamed Farah, proceeding pro se, seeks damages for his father’s death, which allegedly occurred at the hands of forces loyal to the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared breakaway state in East Africa whose legal status the parties vigorously dispute. Plaintiff has sued Somaliland officials and entities under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), 28 U.S.C. § 1350,…
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