Legal Opinion
Linder v. Portocarrero
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 1992No. 90-5862PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of an amended complaint seeking damages against the defendants Adolfo Calero Portocarrero, Enrique Bermudez Varela, Aristides Sanchez Herdocia and Indalecio Rodriguez Alaniz, and three organizations, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, the United Nicaraguan Opposition, and the Nicaraguan Resistance, controlling the Nicaraguan anti-government military forces (contras), for targeting for attack Benjamin Linder, an American citizen working in Nicaragua, and in subsequently causing his capture, torture and murder…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by170 opinions
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