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» United States Supreme Court
» United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
» United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

United States Supreme Court

 

05 Oct 09
Petition for Writ of Certiorari Denied by USSC

 

09 Jul 09
Petitioner’s Reply Brief

 

01 Jun 09
Respondents’ Brief in Opposition

 

28 May 09
Brief of Amicus Curiae Republic of El Salvador in Support of Petitioner

 

28 May 09
Carranza’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari

 

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

 

17 Mar 09
Decision Affirming Verdict

 

28 Oct 08
Oral Argument (MP3 Audio File)

 

25 Jun 08
Final Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellees

 

14 May 08
Brief of Law Professors and International Human Rights Experts as Amici Curiae in Support of the Plaintiffs-Appellees

 

18 Apr 08
Brief of Amicus Curiae of the Republic of El Salvador in Support of the Defendant-Appellant

 

28 Feb 08
Brief of Defendant-Appellant (Carranza)

 

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

 

15 Aug 06
Order Denying Defendant’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, New Trial, and/or Remittitur

 

17 Feb 06
Plaintiffs’ Memo in Support of their Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for New Trial

 

17 Feb 06
Plaintiffs’ Response in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for New Trial

 

01 Feb 06
Defendant’s Memo In Support of Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, New Trial, and/or Remittitur

 

01 Feb 06
Defendant’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, New Trial, and/or Remittitur

 

18 Jan 06
Judgment on Jury Verdict and Stipulation of Dismissal

 

18 Nov 05
Jury Instructions

 

18 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Closing Arguments

 

17 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Supplemental Instruction to the Jury

 

15 and 16 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Supplemental Instruction to the Jury

 

14 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Norma Elizabeth Carranza and Terry Lynn Karl, Jury Instructions

 

10 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Nicolas Carranza continued

 

09 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Jose Araujo continued, Testimony of Julio Romero and Nicolas Carranza

 

08 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Terry Lynn Karl continued, Testimony of Leonel Mejia, Alejondro Dagoberto Marroquin, and Jose Antonio Araujo

 

07 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Terry Lynn Karl

 

04 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Ana Patricia Chavez and Daniel Alvarado

 

03 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Jose Luis Garcia continued, Testimony of Irma Calderon and Francisco Calderon

 

02 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Testimony of Luis Ramirez continued, Testimony of Erlinda Franco, Cecilia Santos, and Jose Luis Garcia

 

01 Nov 05
Trial Transcript: Opening Statements, Testimony of Plaintiff’s Witnesses – Ambassador Robert White and Luis Rameriz

 

31 Oct 05
Trial Transcript: Voire Dire of the Jury, Preliminary Instructions by the Court

 

26 Oct 05
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment

 

18 Oct 05
Order Denying Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

 

27 Jul 05
Defendant’s Responses to Plaintiffs’ Statement of Material Facts and Defendant’s Additional Statement of Undisputed Facts

 

24 Jun 05
Defendant’s Answer & Affirmative Defenses

 

24 Jun 05
Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

 

24 Jun 05
Memo in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment

 

24 Jun 05
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment

 

24 Jun 05
Plaintiffs’ Statement of Undisputed Material Facts

 

20 Jun 05
Second Amended Complaint

 

30 Sep 04
Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Renewed Motion to Dismiss

 

29 Jul 04
First Amended Complaint

 

08 Apr 04
Plaintiffs’ Memo in Opposition to Defendant’s Renewed Motion to Dismiss

 

20 Jan 04
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint

 

10 Dec 03
Memo in Support of Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Motion for Leave to File Complaint as Pseudonymous Plaintiffs

 

10 Dec 03
Complaint

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