Legal Opinion
Yousuf v. Samantar
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2009No. 07-1893PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING joined. Judge DUNCAN wrote a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, all of whom are natives of Somalia, brought this action under the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, see Pub.L. 102-256, 106 Stat. 73 (1992), and the Alien Tort Statute, see 28 U.S.C. § 1350, seeking to impose liability against and recover damages from Defendant Mohamed Ali Samantar for alleged acts of torture and human rights violations committed against them by government agents commanded by…
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