W. v. THOMAS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JANE W., in her individual capacity, and in : her capacity as the personal representative : of the estates of her relatives, James W., : CIVIL ACTION Julie W., and Jen W., et al., : : NO. 18-569 Plaintiffs, : v. : : MOSES W. THOMAS, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM TUCKER, J. September 15, 2021 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs are survivors of a brutal attack on a church sanctuary over thirty years ago, during the First Liberian Civil War. Defendant Moses W. Thomas, then a colonel commanding an elite unit of the Liberian…