Juan Romagoza Arce v. Jose Guillermo Garcia

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the district court “turned to the evidence bearing on the question of ” whether equitable tolling was war- ranted.
• assuming that § 1331, not the ATS, provides the jurisdictional basis for the TVPA
• explaining that “plaintiff bears the burden of showing that such extraordinary circumstances exist”
• finding claims in second amended complaint related back where they “were closely related, if not identical, to the claims asserted in [the] initial complaint”
• affirming judgment holding Minister of Defense and Director General of El Salvador National Guard liable for torture committed by their soldiers under the command responsibility doctrine
• finding the interests of justice can weigh in favor of allowing a plaintiff to assert an untimely claim if circumstances beyond the plaintiff’s control prevented timely filing

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