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N.D. California· 10/6/1987

Forti v. Suarez-Mason

Citations

  • 672 F. Supp. 1531
  • 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12941

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the plaintiff raised an issue of fact as to whether the ATS statute of limitations should be tolled for claims against an Argentine military officer until a democratically-elected government was in place
  • “The Court may treat a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal motion as a Rule 12(e) motion for a more definite statement.”
  • equitable tolling proper where defendant fraudulently conceals facts or flees to avoid liability
  • equitable tolling proper where defendant fraudulently conceals facts or flees to avoid liability
  • prohibition against official torture is “universal, obligatory, and definable”

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Judges: Jensen

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