Galvis Mujica v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Decision Date11 May 2009
Docket NumberNo. 05-56056.,No. 05-56178.,No. 05-56175.,05-56056.,05-56175.,05-56178.
Citation564 F.3d 1190
PartiesLuis Alberto GALVIS MUJICA, on behalf of himself and as representative of the Estates of Tereza Mujica Hernan, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra; Mario Galvis Gelvez, on behalf of himself, individually, and as heir of the decedents Tereza Mujica Hernandez, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra; John Mario Galvis Mujica, through his guardian ad litum and on behalf of himself, individually, and as heir of the decedents Terza Mujica Hernandez, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION; Airscan Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Luis Alberto Galvis Mujica, on behalf of himself and as representative of the Estates of Tereza Mujica Hernan, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra; Mario Galvis Gelvez, on behalf of himself, individually, and as heir of the decedents Tereza Mujica Hernandez, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra; John Mario Galvis Mujica, through his guardian ad litum and on behalf of himself, individually, and as heir of the decedents Terza Mujica Hernandez, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, and Airscan Inc., Defendant. Luis Alberto Galvis Mujica, on behalf of himself and as representative of the Estates of Tereza Mujica Hernan, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra; Mario Galvis Gelvez, on behalf of himself, individually, and as heir of the decedents Tereza Mujica Hernandez, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra; John Mario Galvis Mujica, through his guardian ad litum and on behalf of himself, individually, and as heir of the decedents Terza Mujica Hernandez, Edilma Leal Pacheco and Johanny Hernandez Becerra, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, and Airscan Inc., Defendant.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit

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    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Central District of California
    • September 8, 2010
    ...to torture victims, and that “repeals by implication are not favored”) (collecting authorities), remanded on other grounds by 564 F.3d 1190, 1192 (9th Cir.2009) (ordering district court to consider applicability of prudential exhaustion requirement articulated in Sarei v. Rio Tinto, 550 F.3......
  • Mujica v. AirScan Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • November 12, 2014
    ...second, to “consider the effect, if any,” of two Colombian court opinions related to the bombing. Mujica v. Occidental Petroleum Corp., 564 F.3d 1190, 1192 (9th Cir.2009) ( “Mujica III ”). On limited remand, the district court found that prudential exhaustion was not required. It also found......
  • Mujica v. Airscan Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • November 12, 2014
    ...second, to “consider the effect, if any,” of two Colombian court opinions related to the bombing. Mujica v. Occidental Petroleum Corp., 564 F.3d 1190, 1192 (9th Cir.2009) ( “ Mujica III ”). On limited remand, the district court found that prudential exhaustion was not required. It also foun......
  • Mujica v. Airscan Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • November 12, 2014
    ...second, to “consider the effect, if any,” of two Colombian court opinions related to the bombing. Mujica v. Occidental Petroleum Corp., 564 F.3d 1190, 1192 (9th Cir.2009) ( “ Mujica III ”). On limited remand, the district court found that prudential exhaustion was not required. It also foun......
1 books & journal articles
  • DEFERRING TO FOREIGN COURTS.
    • United States
    • University of Pennsylvania Law Review Vol. 169 No. 8, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...Id. at 1161-63. (139) Mujica v. Occidental Petroleum Corp., 381 F. Supp. 2d 1164, 1194-95 (C.D. Cal. 2005). (140) Mujica v. Airscan Inc., 564 F.3d 1190, 1192 (9th Cir. (141) Mujica v. Airscan Inc., 771 F.3d 580, 588 (9th Cir. 2014). (142) Mujica v. Occidental Petroleum, No. 03-2860, 2010 WL......

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