Du Daobin v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

OPINION

PETER J. MESSITTE, District Judge.

I

Introduction

Du Daobin (“Du”), Zhou Yuanzhi (“Zhou”), Liu Xianbin (“Liu”), and Does 1-10 have sued Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) and its Chairman and CEO, John Chambers (“Chambers”) pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute 28 U.S.C. § 1350, alleging in addition a number of claims under Maryland and California law.1

The case was stayed pending the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., — U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 1659, 185 L.Ed.2d 671 (2013) and Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, — U.S. -, 132 S.Ct. 1702, 182 L.Ed.2d 720 (2012). Following…