Bashe Yousuf v. Mohamed Samantar

Bashe Yousuf v. Mohamed Samantar

Plaintiff - Appellant:	BASHE ABDI YOUSUF, OFFICER JOHN DOE 1, JANE DOE 1, JOHN DOE 2, JOHN DOE 3, JOHN DOE 4 and AZIZ DERIA
Defendant - Appellee:	MOHAMED ALI SAMANTAR
Amicus Supporting Appellant:	ALLARD K. LOWENSTEIN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC, Yale Law School, AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, BOSTON CENTER FOR REFUGEE HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CONSISTENT LIFE, EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL, DOLLY FILARTIGA, FLORIDA CENTER FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE, GLOBAL LAWYERS AND PHYSICIANS, HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, MARYKNOLL OFFICE OF GLOBAL CONCERNS, MUSLIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL, SISTER DIANNA ORTIZ, PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND SEVERE TRAUMA, PROGRAM FOR TORTURE VICTIMS, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SURVIVORS CENTER, SURVIVORS OF TORTURE, INTERNATIONAL, THE SHALOM CENTER, TORTURE ABOLITION AND SURVIVORS SUPPORT COALITION INTERNATIONAL, WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS USA, INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC, Human Rights Program of Harvard Law School and UNITED STATES MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND LAW PROFESSORS
Case Number:	07-1893
Filed:	September 14, 2007
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Statutory Actions

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January 8, 2009	Bashe Yousuf v. Mohamed Samantar

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Plaintiff - appellant: BASHE ABDI YOUSUF
Represented By:	Maureen P. Alger
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Plaintiff - appellant: OFFICER JOHN DOE 1
Represented By:	Maureen P. Alger
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Plaintiff - appellant: JANE DOE 1
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Defendant - appellee: MOHAMED ALI SAMANTAR
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Amicus supporting appellant: ALLARD K. LOWENSTEIN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC, Yale Law School
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