United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where his claim, that he had been arrested and tortured in retaliation for using his position, as chief of staff to the vice president of Liberia, to provide clandestine support to human-rights endeavors, has merit.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/02/2005
• Decided 03/16/2005
• Published 03/16/2005

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Albert M. Bower (argued), Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, John S. Hogan (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondents.