Legal Opinion

Al-Zahrani v. Rumsfeld

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 16, 2010No. Civil Action 09-0028 (ESH)PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Talal Al-Zahrani (“Al-Zahrani, Sr.”) and Ali Abdullah Ahmed Al-Salami (“Al-Salami, Sr.”), in their individual capacities and as the representatives of the estates of their sons, Yasser Al-Zahrani (“Al-Zahrani”) and Salah Ali Abdullah Ahmed Al-Salami (“Al-Salami”), have sued the United States and a host of government officials under the Alien Tort Claims Act (“ATCA” or “ATS”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (2006); the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680; and the Fifth and Eighth Amendments to the United States…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Talal Al-Zahrani v. Esteban RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  2. Vance v. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  3. Ameur v. GatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2013
  4. Al Janko v. GatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  5. Gross v. Development Alternatives, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2013

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