AZIZ et al v. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC et al Featured Case

Syrian activists file a lawsuit under the Alien Tort Claims Act against Defendants that include the Syrian government, Syria's intelligence service, and Syrian officials over the killings and torture of plaintiffs' family members and plaintiffs themselves.

Plaintiff: HALA ABDUL AZIZ, MOHAMMAD AL-ABDALLAH, AHED AL-HENDI, SIRWAN KAJJO, JOHN DOE #1 and JOHN DOE #2
Defendant: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, MINISTRY OF STATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE, MAHER AL-ASSAD, ANAS ALSWAID, BASHAR AL-JAFARI, BASSAM BARABANDI, IMAD MOUSTAPHA, MOHAMMAD IYZAL GHAZZAL, ALI MUMLUK, ATIF NAJEEB and ASHEF SHAWKAT
Case Number: 1:2011cv00876
Filed: May 10, 2011
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Office: Washington, DC Office
County: 88888
Presiding Judge: John D. Bates
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 10, 2011 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against MAHER AL-ASSAD, BASHAR AL-JAFARI, ANAS ALSWAID, BASSAM BARABANDI, MOHAMMAD IYZAL GHAZZAL, MINISTRY OF STATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE, IMAD MOUSTAPHA, ALI MUMLUK, ATIF NAJEEB, ASHEF SHAWKAT, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 4616038672) filed by JOHN DOE #2, SIRWAN KAJJO, HALA ABDUL AZIZ, MOHAMMAD AL-ABDALLAH, JOHN DOE #1, AHED AL-HENDI. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(dr)
May 10, 2011 Summons(11)Issued as to MAHER AL-ASSAD, BASHAR AL-JAFARI, ANAS ALSWAID, BASSAM BARABANDI, MOHAMMAD IYZAL GHAZZAL, MINISTRY OF STATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE, IMAD MOUSTAPHA, ALI MUMLUK, ATIF NAJEEB, ASHEF SHAWKAT, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC. (dr)

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Plaintiff: HALA ABDUL AZIZ
Represented By: Martin F. McMahon
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Plaintiff: MOHAMMAD AL-ABDALLAH
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Plaintiff: AHED AL-HENDI
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Plaintiff: SIRWAN KAJJO
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Plaintiff: JOHN DOE #1
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Plaintiff: JOHN DOE #2
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Defendant: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
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Defendant: MINISTRY OF STATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE
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Defendant: MAHER AL-ASSAD
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Defendant: ANAS ALSWAID
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Defendant: BASHAR AL-JAFARI
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Defendant: BASSAM BARABANDI
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Defendant: IMAD MOUSTAPHA
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Defendant: MOHAMMAD IYZAL GHAZZAL
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Defendant: ALI MUMLUK
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Defendant: ATIF NAJEEB
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Defendant: ASHEF SHAWKAT
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