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United States Supreme Court (Third Petition)

 

9-Mar-15
Denial Order

 

30-Jan-15
Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae on Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

 

14-Jul-14
Brief in Opposition

 

5-May-14
Petition for Writ of Certiorari

United States Supreme Court (Second Petition)

 

13-Jan-14
Order Denying Petition for Certiorari

 

3-Jun-13
Petitioner’s Reply Brief In Support Of Petition For Writ Of Certiorari

 

24-May-13
Respondents’ Brief in Opposition to Petition for Certiorari

 

4-Apr-13
Brief of Amici Curiae Former Attorneys General of the United States in Support of Petitioner

 

1-Apr-13
Brief of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner

 

19-Mar-13
Respondents’ Waiver of Response to the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

 

4-Mar-13
Petition for Writ of Certiorari

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (post remand)

 

4-Aug-13
Reply Brief (Samantar)

 

12-Feb-13
Appellees’ Response Brief

 

3-Feb-13
Order Dismissing as Moot

 

20-Dec-12
Opening Brief of Appellant

 

2-Nov-12
Opinion Affirming District Court Denial of Immunity

 

28-Aug-12
Joint Appendix Regarding USCCA 4th Record No. 12-2178

 

24-Oct-11
Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellees

 

3-Oct-11
Appellees’ Response Brief

 

8-Jul-11
Opening Brief of the Appellant (Samantar)

 

8-Jul-11
Order Denying Motion to Stay Proceedings in the District Court

 

27-Jun-11
Plaintiff (Appellee) Opposition to Motion to Stay Proceedings at the District Court

 

18-Jun-11
Defendant (Appellant) Motion to Stay Proceedings at the District Court

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (on remand)

 

28-Aug-12
Final Judgment – Memorandum

 

28-Aug-12
Final Judgment – Order

 

28-Aug-12
Final Judgment – Clerk’s Entry of Order

 

24-Feb-12
Transcript of Bench Trial Volume 2
23-Feb-12
Transcript of Bench Trial Volume 1

 

23-Feb-12
Transcript of Hearing

 

22-Nov-11
Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

 

9-Dec-11
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

 

22-Nov-11
Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

 

1-Jul-11
Court’s Order to Compel Document Production

 

29-Jun-11
Defendant’s Opposition to Motion to Compel Document Production

 

24-Jun-11
Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Document Production

 

25-May-11
Defendant’s Answer to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint

 

18-May-11
Court’s Order Denying Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Appeal

 

13-May-11
Defendant’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Appeal

 

1-Apr-11
Transcript of Court’s Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration

 

31-Mar-11
Defendant’s Reply in Support of Motion for Reconsideration

 

28-Mar-11
Plaintiff’s Opposition to Motion for Reconsideration

 

15-Mar-11
Brief in Support of Defendant Samantar’s Motion to Reconsider

 

15-Mar-11
Def. Motion to Reconsider

 

15-Feb-11
Order Denying Common Law Foreign Official Immunity

 

5-Jan-11
U.S. State Dep’t Statement of Interest

 

6-Jan-11
Order Re State Dep’t Participation

 

5-Jan-11
U.S. State Dep’t Notice of Potential Participation

 

22-Dec-10
Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss

 

14-Dec-10
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss

 

30-Nov-10
Defendant’s Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

 

22-Sep-15
Order on Summary Judgment Motion

 

22-Sep-15
Opinion on Summary Judgment Motion

 

29-May-15
Tort’s Claimants’ Memorandum of Law in Support of: Judgment Against Mohamed Ali Samantar

 

29-May-15
Tort’s Claimants’ Morion for Summary Judgment Against Mohamed Ali Samantar

 

31-Aug-12
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14-Jun-12
Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

 

7-Jun-12
Defendant Opposition to Motion to Dismiss

 

30-Apr-12
Plaintiffs’ Motion to Dismiss

 

30-Apr-12
Plaintiffs’ Response to Trustee’s Report

 

21-Feb-12
Order Granting Motion to Lift Stay

 

21-Feb-12
Hearing on Emergency Motion to Lift Stay

 

21-Feb-12
Trustee’s Response to Motion to Lift Stay

 

21-Feb-12
Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to lift Automatic Stay

 

19-Feb-12
Defendant Petition of Bankruptcy

United States Supreme Court

 

1-Jun-10
Supreme Court Decision

 

3-Mar-10
Oral Argument

 

19-Feb-10
Reply Brief of Petitioner Samantar

 

27-Jan-10
Brief for Retired Military Professionals as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of Professors of Public International Law and Comparative Law as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of Amici Curiae Academic Experts in Somali History and Current Affairs in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of Former United States Diplomats Morton I. Abramowitz, J. Brian Atwood, Harriet C. Babbitt, Harry G. Barnes, Jr., J.D. Bindenagel, James Bishop, James L. Bullock, A. Peter Burleigh, Hodding Carter III, Goodwin Cooke, Patricia Derian, Robert S. Gelbard, William C. Harrop, Samuel F. Hart, John L. Hirsch, Allen Holmes, Princeton N. Lyman, Marilyn McAfee, James C. O’Brien, Thomas R. Pickering, Laurence E. Pope, David J. Scheffer, John Shattuck, Paul K. Stahnke, Alexander F. Watson and Robert White as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of Professors of International Litigation and Foreign Relations Law as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of Amici Curiae Dolly Filartiga, Sister Dianna Ortiz, and Other Torture Survivors and their Family Members, Human Rights Organizations, Religious Organizations, and Torture Survivors Support Organizations in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of the Foreign Minister for the Republic of Somaliland, Abdillahi Mohamed Duale, as Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Russell D. Feingold and Representative Sheila Jackson Lee as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief of Amicus Curiae Martin Weiss, Gerald Rosenstein, Progressive Jewish Alliance, Association of Humanistic Rabbis, Jews Against Genocide, Stop Genocide Now, Save Darfur Coalition, Darfur and Beyond, Defend Darfur Dallas, Texans Against Genocide, San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition, and Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur Coalition in Support of Respondents

 

27-Jan-10
Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Affirmance

 

20-Jan-10
Brief for the Respondents

 

7-Dec-09
Amicus Brief of the Zionist Organization of America, the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, Agudath Israel of America, and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in Support of Petitioner Samantar

 

7-Dec-09
Amicus Brief of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Support of Petitioner Samantar

 

7-Dec-09
Amicus Brief of Former Attorneys General of the United States in Support of Petitioner Samantar

 

7-Dec-09
Amicus Brief for the Anti-Defamation League Supporting Neither Side

 

4-Dec-09
Amicus Brief of the American Jewish Congress in Support of Petitioner Samantar

 

30-Nov-09
Brief of Petitioner Samantar

 

30-Sep-09
Petition for Writ of Certiorari Granted

 

11-Sep-09
Reply of Petitioner Samantar In Support of Petition for Writ of Certiorari

 

28-Aug-09
Respondents’ Brief in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Certiorari

 

18-Jun-09
Petition for Writ of Certiorari

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

 

10-Feb-09
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Mandate

 

2-Feb-09
Order Denying Defendant’s Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc

 

22-Jan-09
Defendant’s Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc

 

8-Jan-09
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Reversal of the District Court Decision to Grant Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

 

23-Sep-08
Fourth Circuit Oral Argument (MP3 File)

 

16-Jan-08
Reply Brief of CJA’s Clients (Plaintiffs-Appellants)

 

2-Jan-08
Brief Submitted by Defendant-Appellee

 

14-Dec-07
Defendant’s Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judicial Notice

 

7-Dec-07
Brief of Torture Survivors Support Organizations, Human Rights Organizations, Religious Organizations, and Torture Survivors and their Family Members as Amici Curiae in Support of the Plaintiffs-Appellants and Reversal of the District Court’s Decision

 

7-Dec-07
Brief of United States Member of Congress and Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of the Plaintiffs-Appellants and Reversal of the District Court’s Decision

 

3-Dec-07
Notice Issued to Defendant Requesting Response to Motion for Judicial Notice

 

30-Nov-07
Brief Submitted to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Behalf of CJA’s Clients Requesting that the Court Overturn the Lower Court’s Decision

 

30-Nov-07
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judicial Notice in Support of Plaintiffs’ Brief

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

 

16-Jun-06
Opinion Upholding the Service of Rule 45 Subpoenas on the U.S. Government

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria)

 

30-Aug-07
Plaintiffs’ Notice of Appeal

 

1-Aug-07
Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint and Entering Judgment in Defendant’s Favor

 

1-Aug-07
Opinion by Judge Brinkema

 

27-Jun-07
Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Filing Relating to Correspondence with the State Department

 

27-Apr-07
Transcript of Motion Hearing before Judge Brinkema

 

23-Apr-07
Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint

 

18-Apr-07
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

 

29-Mar-07
Defendant’s Memo of Law in Support of Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint

 

29-Mar-07
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint

 

9-Mar-07
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint including Scheduling Order

 

8-Mar-07
Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint

 

5-Mar-07
Defendant’s Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint

 

22-Feb-07
Plaintiffs’ Memo in Support of Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint

 

22-Feb-07
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint including Attachment of Second Amended Complaint as Exhibit 1

 

22-Feb-07
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by Plaintiffs John Doe III and John Doe IV

 

4-Apr-05
Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File Additional Authority

 

16-Mar-05
Order Granting Defendant’s Motion for Enlargement of Time to File and Motion for Continuance of the Deadline for Reporting the Position of the Department of State

 

15-Mar-05
Defendant’s Motion for Enlargement of Time to File and Motion for Continuance of the Deadline for Reporting the Position of the Department of State

 

11-Mar-05
Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File Additional Authority including Memo in Support of Motion

 

28-Feb-05
Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint

 

22-Feb-05
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint

 

8-Feb-05
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted and Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction including Memo of Law in Support of Motion

 

3-Feb-05
Defendant’s Report to the Court Regarding Position of the State Department

 

27-Jan-05
First Amended Complaint

 

7-Jan-05
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Proceed Anonymously

 

7-Jan-05
Transcript of Motions Hearing Before Judge Brinkema

 

5-Jan-05
Defendant’s Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Proceed Anonymously

 

30-Dec-04
Corrected Version of Defendant’s Reply in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted

 

29-Dec-04
Plaintiffs’ Memo of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Proceed Anonymously and in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Claims of Anonymous Plaintiffs

 

22-Dec-04
Defendant’s Reply in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted

 

20-Dec-04
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Claims of Anonymous Plaintiffs including Memo of Law in Support of Motion

 

15-Dec-04
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted

 

1-Dec-04
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted including Defendant’s Memo of Law in Support of Motion

 

10-Nov-04
Complaint for Torture; Extrajudicial Killing; Attempted Extrajudicial Killing; Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Arbitrary Detention; Crimes Against Humanity; and War Crimes