Legal Opinion
Belhas v. Ya'Alon
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 14, 2006No. Civil Action 05-2167 (PLF)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 Plaintiffs, citizens of Lebanon, have brought suit against Israeli General Moshe Ya'alon under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (“ATCA”), and the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (note) (“TVPA”). Plaintiffs allege that defendant’s actions constitute war crimes, see Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 92-96, extrajudicial killing, see id. ¶¶ 97-101,…
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Belhas v. Ya'AlonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Jerez v. Republic of CubaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Yousuf v. SamantarCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Matar v. DichterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
- Belhas v. Ya'AlonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
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