Indefinite Detention

Ahmed v. Magan in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to Ahmed v. Magan: In 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest (to the effect that defendant Magan was not immune) in this case alleging torture and indefinite detention against a former Somali security chief residing in the United States. See this world legal encyclopedia (in relation to issues that took place in the year 2011) at 344. In 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment. See this world legal encyclopedia (in relation to issues that took place in the year 2012) at 326. In 2013, a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a report and recommendation, finding Magan liable under the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) as well as the Torture Victim Protection Act (“TVPA”), and recommending a total of $5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. The magistrate's report and recommendation is available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/s/l/c8183.htm. Defendant Magan failed to file any objection before the court-imposed deadline, thereby waiving review by the district court and any appeal. On October 2, 2013, the district court adopted the report and recommendation. Ahmed v. Magan, No. 2:10-00342 (S.D. Ohio 2013), slip opinion, 2013 WL 5493032.

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Notes

1. Ahmed v. Magan in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law