DOE v. EXXON MOBIL CORP.

Nos. 09-7125, 09-7127, 09-7134, 09-7135.

654 F.3d 11 (2011)

John DOE VIII, et al., Appellants v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Agnieszka Fryszman argued the cause for appellants on State Claims. Paul Hoffman argued the cause for appellants on Federal Claims. With them on the briefs were Kathleen M. Konopka , Maureen E. McOwen , Terrence P. Collingsworth , and Piper M. Hendricks , Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and Joseph M. Sellers entered appearances.

Marco B. Simons was on the brief for amicus curiae EarthRights International (ERI) in support of appellants.

Jennifer M. Green was on the brief for amici curiae University of Minnesota Law School, et al. in support of appellants.

William J. Aceves was on the brief for amici curiae International Law Scholars in support of appellants.

Muneer I. Ahmad was on the brief for amici curiae Arthur Miller, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Professors of Federal Jurisdiction and Legal History in support of appellants.

Sri Srinivasan argued the cause for appellees/cross-appellants. With him on the brief were Walter Dellinger , Anton Metlitsky , Theodore V. Wells Jr. , Alex Young K. Oh , Nikhil Singhvi , Martin J. Weinstein , and Patrick J. Conlon.

Robin S. Conrad , Alan E. Untereiner , and Mark T. Stancil were on the brief for amicus curiae The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of appellees.

Jeffrey A. Lamken and Robert K. Kry were on the brief for amici curiae National Foreign Trade Council, Inc. et al. in support of appellees.

Daniel J. Popeo and Richard A. Samp were on the brief for amici curiae Washington Legal Foundation, et al. in support of appellees.

Opinion dissenting in part by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.


ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to a contract with the Indonesian government, Exxon Mobil Corporation, a United States corporation, and several of its wholly owned subsidiaries (hereinafter "Exxon") operated a large natural gas extraction and processing facility in the Aceh province of Indonesia in 2000-2001. Plaintiffs-appellants are fifteen Indonesian villagers from the Aceh territory. Eleven villagers filed a complaint...

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