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Lafontant v. Aristide

844 F. Supp. 128 (1994)

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Lafontant v. Aristide

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
844 F. Supp. 128 (1994)

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Facts

The widow of Dr. Roger Lafontant(plaintiff) sued Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (defendant) for Roger’s death while he was incarcerated in a Haitian prison for participating in an attempted coup of Aristide’s government. Gladys Lafontant alleged that Roger had been shot and killed by a Haitian soldier acting on Aristide’s orders. Shortly after Roger’s death, a successful military coup expelled Aristide from Haiti, and Aristide fled to the United States. The US government refused to recognize the new regime and instead continued to officially acknowledge Aristide as the president of Haiti, even after the Haitian parliament installed a temporary president and approved a new government. The temporary president stepped aside several months later, and Aristide made an agreement with Haitian military leaders to allow for Aristide’s return to Haiti, but Aristide’s return had not occurred by the time Gladys filed her lawsuit. Aristide moved to dismiss the complaint.

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Holding and Reasoning (Weinstein, J.)

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