Legal Opinion
Weir v. United States of America
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 15, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2019-1708Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN ADMIRALTY ROBERT DEXTER WEIR, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 19-1708 (TFH) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The plaintiffs in this case are Jamaican fishermen who the United States Coast Guard detained for 32 days before bringing them to the United States for prosecution in the Southern District of Florida. They challenge the Coast Guard’s treatment of them during their detention on Coast Guard ships. Pending before the Court is the defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint on the grounds…
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