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l discovery regarding potentially sovereign alter ego co-defendant without further im- pinging that defendant's immunity) (quot- ing Arriba Ltd. v. Petroleos Mexicanos, 962 F.2d 528, 534 (5th Cir.1992) ("At the very least, discovery should be ordered 783 circumspectly and only to verify allega- tions of specific
er, "courts, including the Second Circuit, have almost unanimously permitted actions premised on a theory of aiding and abetting and conspiracy." Presbyterian Church of Sudan a Talis- man Energy, Ina, 244 F.Supp2d 289, 311 (S.D.N.Y.2003). Accordingly, the ATCA may provide a basis for a concerted action claim of materia
nal discovery regarding potentially sovereign alter ego co-defendant without further im- pinging that defendant’s immunity) (quot- ing Arriba Ltd. v. Petroleos Mexicanos, 962 F.2d 528, 534 (th Cir.1992) (“At the very least, discovery should be ordered circumspectly and only to verify allega- tions of specific facts c
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017848 →urther, “courts, including the Second Circuit, have almost unanimously permitted actions premised on a theory of aiding and abetting and conspiracy.” Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talrs- man Energy, Inc., 244 F.Supp.2d 289, 311 (S.D.N.Y.2003). Accordingly, the ATCA may provide a basis for a concerted action claim of material
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017892 →a violation of international law, Kadic, 70 F.3d at 240, and the ATCA includes “actions premised on a theory of aiding and abetting and conspiracy.” Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc., 244 F.Supp.2d 289, 311 (S.D.N.Y.2003). The ATCA, therefore, may provide a basis of recovery for those Plaintiffs who are al
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017925 →Court is hesitant to do unnecessarily. See First City, Texas—Houston, N.A. v. Rafidain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998); see also Arriba Ltd. v. Petroleos Mexicanos, 962 F.2d 528, 534 (Sth Cir.1992) (recommending that “discovery should be ordered circumspectly and only to verify allegations of specific facts cruc
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017932 →Entities connected to both Petroleos Mexicanos and Presbyterian Church of Sudan

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