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Case Name
Elmaghraby v. Ashcroft
IM-NY-0025
Docket / Court
1:04−cv−01809 ( E.D.N.Y. )
Additional Docket(s)
07–1015 [ 07-1015 ]
05–6352–cv [ 05-6352 ]
05–5768–CV (L) [ 05-5768 ]
State/Territory
New York
Case Type(s)
Immigration and/or the Border
Case Summary
This case was one of two related actions filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York by plaintiffs who were investigated for suspected terrorist ties in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and were eventually deported or left the U.S. The other case was styled Turkmen v ...
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This case was one of two related actions filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York by plaintiffs who were investigated for suspected terrorist ties in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and were eventually deported or left the U.S. The other case was styled Turkmen v. Ashcroft [IM-NY-7]. Both cases were assigned to District Court Judge John Gleeson.
The plaintiffs were Muslim aliens from Egypt and Pakistan that were arrested and detained in the Metropolitan Detention Center ("MDC") in Brooklyn, New York after being classified as "high interest" subjects in the government's 9/11 terrorism investigation. They alleged a broad range of claims that fell into two categories: (1) that their initial detention for immigration violations was a pretext to detain them while the FBI investigated them for terrorist activity and (2) that the conditions of their confinement flagrantly violated the Constitution. They specifically alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments; international law; the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350; the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"), 42 USC § 2000bb; the civil rights conspiracy statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3); and the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq.
The first plaintiff was released and returned to his native Pakistan.
The government moved to dismiss the case on various grounds, including that the individually named defendants were entitled to qualified immunity. Judge Gleeson denied their motion on qualified immunity grounds. Elmaghraby v. Ashcroft, No. 04 CV 1409, 2005 WL 2375202 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2005). After Judge Gleeson's ruling on the motions to dismiss, the United States settled the second plaintiff's claims for the sum of $300,000.
Defendants pursued an interlocutory appeal as to the denial of qualified immunity for the first plaintiff's claims. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the rejection of the defense of qualified immunity by the District Court, except as to the claim of violation of procedural due process rights. Iqbal v. Hasty, 490 F.3d 143 (2nd Cir. 2007). The government filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court on December 17, 2007.
On May 18, 2009 the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit, holding that detainee's complaint failed to plead sufficient facts to state claim for purposeful and unlawful discrimination. The first plaintiff's case was settled effective November 11, 2009.
Dan Dalton - 01/04/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
General
Conditions of confinement
Terrorism/Post 9-11 issues
Immigration/Border
Constitutional rights
Detention - conditions
Detention - criteria
Detention - procedures
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1985
Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), 28 U.S.C. § 1350
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2674
Religious Freedom Rest. Act/Religious Land Use and Inst. Persons Act (RFRA/RLUIPA)
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Plaintiff Description
Muslim men detained at Metropolitan Detention Center for immigration violations and investigation of terrorist ties in the wake of 9/11
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Filed
05/03/2004
Case Closing Year
2010
Case Ongoing
No
Related Cases
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Case Listing
IM-NY-0007
: Turkmen v. Ashcroft (E.D.N.Y.)
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E.D.N.Y.
01/04/2010
1:04-cv-01809-JG-SMG
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General Documents
E.D.N.Y.
05/03/2004
Complaint and Jury Demand [ECF# 1-1]
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E.D.N.Y.
09/13/2004
Third Amended Class Action Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial [RELATED CASE] [ECF# 109]
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E.D.N.Y.
09/30/2004
First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand [ECF# 35]
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E.D.N.Y.
12/03/2004
Order [re: Motions to Dismiss] [RELATED CASE] [ECF# 149]
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E.D.N.Y.
09/27/2005
Memorandum and Order [re: Motions to Dismiss]
(2005 WL 2375202 / 2005 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 214)
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E.D.N.Y.
10/20/2005
Second Amended Complaint and Jury Demand [ECF# 273]
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02/27/2006
[Brief] [ECF# 395-1]
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E.D.N.Y.
02/27/2006
Stipulation for Compromise Settlement and Release of Federal Tort Claims Action Claims Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2677 [ECF# 395]
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E.D.N.Y.
03/15/2006
Order of Dismissal with Prejudice [ECF# 405]
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E.D.N.Y.
06/14/2006
Memorandum and Order [re: Motion to Dismiss] [RELATED CASE] [ECF# 507]
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E.D.N.Y.
08/02/2006
Memorandum and Order [re: Motion to Compel] [RELATED CASE] [ECF# 536]
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E.D.N.Y.
04/17/2007
Second Amended Class Action Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial [RELATED CASE] [ECF# 589]
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U.S. Court of Appeals
06/14/2007
USCA Opinion
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Cabranes, José Alberto
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