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DEVI v. SILVA

No. 11 Civ. 6675 (JPO).

861 F.Supp.2d 135 (2012)

Vathsala DEVI and Seetharam Sivam, Plaintiffs, v. Shavendra SILVA, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

Order Denying Reconsideration April 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ali Abed Beydoun, Speak Human Right, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Timothy Graham Nelson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this action are two Sri Lankan nationals who have filed suit on behalf of their deceased relatives, alleged to be victims of torture and wrongful killing by the Sri Lankan military. Defendant is the Deputy Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, who served as a commander in the Sri Lankan Army. Plaintiffs seek relief pursuant to the Alien Tort Claims Act...

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