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BEANAL v. FREEPORT-McMORAN, INC.

No. 98-30235.

197 F.3d 161 (1999)

Tom BEANAL, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs, Tom Beanal, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FREEPORT-McMORAN, INC., and Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin E. Regan, Jr. (argued), Regan, Manasseh & Boshea, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John Charles Reynolds (argued), Michael Richard Schroeder, Virginia W. Gundlach, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, John S. Keller, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

J. Martin Wagner (argued), Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA, for Sierra Club and Earthrights Intern., Amicus Curiae.

Richard Herz, Earthrights Intern., Lake Oswego, OR, for Earthrights Intern., Amicus Curiae.

Jennifer M. Green, New York City, for The Center for Constitutional Rights, The Center for Justice and Accountability and The Four Directions Council, Amicus Curiae.

Beth Stephens, New York City, for The Center for Constitutional Rights, Amicus Curiae.

Susan Shawn Roberts, Beth Van Schaack, San Francisco, CA, for The Center for Justice and Accountability, Amicus Curiae.

Russell Barsh, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, for The Four Directions Council, Amicus Curiae.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Tom Beanal ("Beanal") brought suit against the defendants in federal district court for alleged violations of international law. The district court dismissed Beanal's claims pursuant to FED.R.CIV.PROC. 12(b)(6). After a careful review of Beanal's pleadings, we affirm the district court.

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FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case involves alleged violations of international law committed by domestic...

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