Boniface v. Viliena

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS DAVID BONIFACE, NISSANDÈRE * MARTYR, and JUDERS YSEMÉ, * * Plaintiffs, * * v. * Civil Action No. 17-cv-10477-ADB * JEAN MOROSE VILIENA, * * Defendant. * * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER BURROUGHS, D.J. Following a trial from March 13, 2023 through March 21, 2023, a jury found Defendant Jean Morose Viliena (“Defendant” or “Viliena”) liable for the extrajudicial killing of Plaintiff David Boniface’s brother, Eclesiaste Boniface; the attempted extrajudicial killing and torture of Plainitff Nissandère Martyr’s father, Nissage Martyr; and the attempted…