Legal Opinion
Boniface v. Viliena
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 7, 2023No. 1:17-cv-10477Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS * DAVID BONIFACE, NISSANDÈRE * MARTYR, and JUDERS YSEMÉ, * * Plaintiffs, * * Civil Action No. 17-cv-10477-ADB v. * * JEAN MOROSE VILIENA, * * Defendant. * * MEMORANDUM & ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BURROUGHS, D.J. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs David Boniface, Nissage Martyr1, and Juders Ysemé (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) brought suit against Defendant Jean Morose Viliena (“Defendant” or “Viliena”) under the Torture Victim Protection Act (“TVPA”), the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), and for the crime of arson under Haitian…
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