Adella Chiminya TACHIONA, on her own behalf on behalf of her late husband Tapfuma Chiminya Tachiona, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Efridah Pfebve, on her own behalf and on behalf of her late brother Metthew Pfebve, Elliot Pfebve, on his own behalf and on behalf of his brother Metthew Pfebve, Evelyn Masaiti, on her own behalf, Maria Del Carmen Stevens, on her own behalf, on behalf of her late husband David Yendall Stevens, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants,
Robert Gabriel Mugabe, in his individual and personal capacity, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, Stan Mudenge, Jonathan Moyo, Certain Other Unknown Named Senior Officers of Zanu-PF, Defendants,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Intervenor-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 5, 2004.
Decided October 6, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
David S. Jones, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY (James B. Comey, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Meredith E. Kotler, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY; William H. Taft IV, Legal Advisor, David P. Stewart, Assistant Legal Advisor, and Wynne M. Teel, Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.; Douglas N. Letter and Lewis S. Yelin, Attorneys, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for Intervenor-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.
Paul B. Sweeney, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., New York, NY (Arianna R. Berg, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., New York, NY; William J. Bowman, Mary Ellen Callahan, Keith J. Benes, and Nichelle Y. Johnson, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Washington, D.C.; Hamish P.M. Hume, Cooper & Kirk, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.
Steven M. Schneebaum, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, D.C.; Joshua Sondheimer and Meetali Jain, Center for Justice and Accountability, San Francisco, CA, for Amici Curiae the Center for Justice & Accountability and International Law and Human Rights Law Scholars.
Philip Sapsford, Goldsmith Chambers, London, England, and Alexander Yanos, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae the Bar Human Rights Committee for England and Wales.
Rebecca Davies, Dr. Benjamin Kremer, and Simon Rice, Sydney, Australia, for Amicus Curiae Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Inc.
Iain Byrne, Commonwealth Law Officer, Interights, London, England, for Amicus Curiae Interights the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights.
Before: WALKER, Chief Judge, CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge, and GLEESON, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.
The United States appeals from a default judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Victor Marrero, Judge) against defendant the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front ("ZANU-PF") for violations of the Alien Tort Claims Act ("ATCA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (2001), the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 ("TVPA"), Pub.L. 102...
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