JEREZ v. REPUBLIC OF CUBA

No. 13-7141.

775 F.3d 419 (2014)

Nilo JEREZ, Appellant v. REPUBLIC OF CUBA, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Oparil argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Michael R. Krinsky argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was David B. Goldstein.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.


Nilo Jerez filed suit in Florida state court against the Republic of Cuba and various codefendants, including Fidel Castro and the "Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces," alleging that he had suffered horrifying torture at their hands and continued to suffer the consequences. Having obtained a default judgment in state...

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