Humanitarian Law v. Mukasey

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT; 

RALPH FERTIG; ILANKAI THAMIL

SANGAM; TAMILS OF NORTHERN

CALIFORNIA; TAMIL WELFARE AND

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE;

FEDERATION OF TAMIL SANGAMS OF

NORTH AMERICA; WORLD TAMIL

COORDINATING COMMITTEE; No. 05-56753 NAGALINGAM JEYALINGAM, Dr., Plaintiffs-Appellees,  D.C. Nos.

CV-98-01971-ABC

v. CV-03-06107-ABC MICHAEL B. MUKASEY,* Attorney General, of the United States;

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE; CONDOLEEZA RICE,

Secretary of State; UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Defendants-Appellants. 

*Michael B. Mukasey is substituted for his predecessor, Alberto R. Gonzales, as Attorney General of the United States, pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2).

1 HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT v. MUKASEY

HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT; 

RALPH FERTIG; ILANKAI THAMIL No. 05-56846 SANGAM; TAMILS OF NORTHERN D.C. Nos.

CALIFORNIA; TAMIL WELFARE AND CV-98-01971-ABC

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE; CV-03-06107-ABC

FEDERATION OF…