Legal Opinion

El-Masri v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 2, 2007No. 06-1667PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge DUNCAN joined.

KING, Circuit Judge.

Khaled El-Masri appeals from the dismissal of his civil action against former Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet, three corporate defendants, ten unnamed employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (the “CIA”), and ten unnamed employees of the defendant corporations.1 In his Complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia, El-Masri alleged that the defendants were involved in a CIA operation in which he was detained and interrogated in violation of his rights…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Department of the Navy v. EganSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  2. Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v. BushCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. In Re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  4. El-Masri v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
  5. In Re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2008

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