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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Tort Action

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HASSEN ALI ABDULLAH, individually

and on behalf of all others similarly situated;

and KHALIDA ALI f/k/a “Khalida

Mohammed”, individually and on behalf of

all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 05CV1948 BEN (CAB)

ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR

RECONSIDERATION AND

ALLOWING SERVICE BY

PUBLICATION

vs.

AL HASSAN al-MAJID a/k/a “CHEMICAL

ALI”; and SADDAM HUSSEIN al-MAJID

al-TIKRITI,

Defendant.

The Court, having considered the Ex Parte Application for Reconsideration of Plaintiffs'

Motion for Order Authorizing Plaintiffs to Effectuate Service of Process by Publication, and all

other relevant pleadings and filings in the above captioned case, and in light of changed

circumstances, hereby GRANTS the motion, as set out below.

Plaintiffs have leave to proceed with service by publication. Publication shall be made at

least four times during any seven day period. Such publication shall be in the three publications

set forth in the Ex Parte Application (Azzaman; al-Hayat; and al-Quds al-Arabi). The Court

further orders publication in the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times. On the

basis of Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application, the Court understands Azzaman to be a newspaper of

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general circulation in Iraq. Should any of the named newspapers be unavailable, similar

publications may be substituted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 29, 2006

Hon. Roger T. Benitez

United States District Judge

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