ZHOU v. PENG

No. 00 CIV.6446(WHP).

286 F.Supp.2d 255 (2003)

Feng Suo ZHOU, Gang Liu, Yan Xiong, Dan Wang, and John Doe, on his own behalf, and on behalf of the estate of his deceased sister Jane Doe, Plaintiffs, v. Li PENG, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Stephens, Jennifer M. Green, Shayana Kadidal, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City, for Plaintiffs.

David S. Jones, United States Attorney's Office, New York City, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PAULEY, District Judge.

This action stems from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. Plaintiffs were student participants in that demonstration, who now allege claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, Pub.L. No. 102-256, 106 Stat. 73 (1992), codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1350 note (2003), and various other laws, international...

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