96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9101, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,080 Maximo Hilao, Class and Jose Maria Sison Jaime Piopongco Ramon Sison, Dr. Estate of Francisco Sison Estate of Florentina Sison Estate of Amelia Sison v. Estate of Ferdinand Marcos

103 F.3d 789 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9101 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,080 Maximo HILAO, Class Plaintiffs, Plaintiff, and Jose Maria Sison; Jaime Piopongco; Ramon Sison, Dr.; Estate of Francisco Sison; Estate of Florentina Sison; Estate of Amelia Sison, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ESTATE OF Ferdinand MARCOS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-16779. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 18, 1996. Decided Dec. 17, 1996. Paul F. Hoffman, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants. B.J. Rothbaum, Linn & Neville, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for defendant-appellee. Constance de la Vega, University of San Francisco Law Clinic, San Francisco, CA, on behalf of Amicus Human Rights Advocates. Steven M. Schneebaum, Patton & Boggs, L.L.P., Washington, DC, on behalf of Amicus International Human Rights Law Group. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Manuel L. Real, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. MDL-840. Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Jose Maria Sison and Jaime Piopongco appeal from various rulings of the district court in the…