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KLINE v. REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR

No. 83-2917.

603 F.Supp. 1313 (1985)

Renate KLINE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

As Amended March 14, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Genego, University of S. Cal. Law Center, Mark D. Rosenbaum, ACLU Foundation of S. Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., Leonard I. Weinglass, New York City, Arthur B. Spitzer, Elizabeth Symonds, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the Nat. Capitol Area, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Stuart H. Newberger, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., for Federal defendants.

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

This case arises out of the circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Kline, an American citizen, while travelling in El Salvador in October 1982. According to the complaint, Kline was beaten and killed by El Salvadorean soldiers. It is further claimed that the government of El Salvador did not investigate the killing or prosecute the responsible individuals and instead attempted to cover up and distort the...

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