United States First Circuit

Because the United Nations and Haiti executed a Status of Forces Agreement extending United Nations immunity to United Nations Mission in Haiti and the United States as a "participating state," the United States is immune from suits of a "private law character."

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/11/2001
• Published 06/11/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen B. Hrones, with whom Hrones & Garrity was on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark B. Stern, with whom David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General, Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Alisa B. Klein were on brief, for appellees.