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DOE v. FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

No. 16-7081.

851 F.3d 7 (2017)

John DOE, also known as Kidane, Appellant v. The FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 14, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Martinez argued the cause for the appellant. Samuel L. Walling, Nathan Cardozo, and Cindy Cohn were with him on brief. Scott A. Gilmore entered an appearance.

David Kaye was on brief for the amici curiae United Nations Human Rights Experts in support of the plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas R. Snider argued the cause for the appellee. Robert P. Charrow and Laura Metcoff Klaus were with him on brief.

Before: Henderson and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff John Doe — proceeding pseudonymously as "Kidane" — claims he was tricked into downloading a computer program. The program allegedly enabled the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) to spy on him from abroad. He wants to sue the Republic of Ethiopia. But foreign states...

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