In 1980, a group of Cuban nationals detained in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas after being denied political asylum filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas to challenge the conditions and circumstances of their continued detention. Plaintiffs requested declaratory and injunctive relief and moved for class certification

Plaintiffs were subsequently transferred to a federal facility in Georgia. The government moved for dismissal of the case or, in the alternative, to transfer the venue of the matter to a federal court in Georgia.

On May 12, 1981, the District Court (Judge Richard D. Rodgers) denied class certification, but transferred the case to the Northern District of Georgia for further proceedings. Garcia-Mir v. Civiletti, 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18607 (D.Kan. May 12, 1981).

See IM-GA-0003 for further case proceedings.

Brian Ponton - 09/17/2007


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