Legal Opinion
Faulder v. Johnson
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 15, 1999No. Civ.A. H-99-1809PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GILMORE, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) and Stay of Execution (Instrument No. 3). Plaintiff Joseph Faulder (“Faulder”) is scheduled to be executed on June 17, 1999. Faulder, a Canadian citizen, brings this lawsuit pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 , claiming violations of the law of nations. Faulder alleges that he has been subjected to psychological torture in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mitchum v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Faulder v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Larry Wayne White v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Gilliam v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose LOMBERA-CAMORLINGA, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Sorto v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- State of Tennessee v. Richard Odom, a/k/a Otis SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
- Workman v. SundquistDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2001
- Sorto, Walter AlexanderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005