Legal Opinion

Ali v. Pappas

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 27, 2007No. Nos. 06-0145 (TFH), CIV. 05-1377(TFH) to CIV. 05-1380(TFH)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THOMAS F. HOGAN, Chief Judge.

This is a lamentable case in which the Court has been called upon to determine whether the plaintiffs may pursue monetary damages and declaratory relief against the former Secretary of Defense and other high-ranking military officers who the plaintiffs allege are liable for torture and abuse inflicted on them while detained by the United States military during ongoing hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pending before the Court are the defendants’ motions to dismiss the plaintiffs’ Consolidated Amended Complaint for Declaratory Relief and…

2Cases cited92 opinions

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Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

In Re Iraq and Afghanistan Detainees LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007