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LINDER v. PORTOCARRERO

No. 90-5862.

963 F.2d 332 (1992)

David LINDER, Elisabeth Linder, individually and as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Benjamin Linder, John Linder, Miriam Linder, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Adolfo Calero PORTOCARRERO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

William M. Walker, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus-ACLUS of So. Cal.

Carl R. Schenker, Jr., O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, D.C., Margaret Laura Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City, Jules Lobel, Univ. of Pittsburgh Law School, Pittsburgh, Pa., for amicus-Intern. Human Rights Law Group.

Franklin Burt, Tew, Jorden & Schulte, John E. Kirkpatrick, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY, Circuit Judge, DYER and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judges.

DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this diversity action, plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of an amended complaint seeking damages against the defendants Adolfo Calero Portocarrero, Enrique Bermudez Varela, Aristides Sanchez Herdocia and Indalecio Rodriguez Alaniz, and three organizations, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, the United Nicaraguan Opposition, and the Nicaraguan Resistance, controlling the Nicaraguan anti-government military forces (contras), for targeting...

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