SAREI V. RIO TINTO, PLC, No. 02-56256 (9th Cir. 2013)
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FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ALEXIS HOLYWEEK SAREI; PAUL E. NERAU ; THOMAS TAMUASI; PHILLIP MIRIORI; GREGORY KOPA ; METHODIUS NESIKO ; ALOYSIUS MOSES; RAPHEAL NINIKU ; GABRIEL TAREASI; LINUS TAKINU ; LEO WUIS; MICHAEL AKOPE; BENEDICT PISI; THOMAS KOBUKO ; JOHN TAMUASI; NORMAN MOUVO ; JOHN OSANI; BEN KORUS; NAMIRA KAWONA ; JOANNE BOSCO ; JOHN PIGOLO ; MAGDALENE PIGOLO , individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RIO TINTO , PLC; RIO TINTO LIMITED , Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-56256 D.C. No. 2:00-cv-11695MMM-MAN Central District of California, Los Angeles 2 SAREI V . RIO TINTO , PLC ALEXIS HOLYWEEK SAREI; PAUL E. NERAU ; THOMAS TAMUASI; PHILLIP MIRIORI; GREGORY KOPA ; METHODIUS NESIKO ; ALOYSIUS MOSES; RAPHEAL NINIKU ; GABRIEL TAREASI; LINUS TAKINU ; LEO WUIS; MICHAEL AKOPE; BENEDICT PISI; THOMAS KOBUKO ; JOHN TAMUASI; NORMAN MOUVO ; JOHN OSANI; BEN KORUS; NAMIRA KAWONA ; JOANNE BOSCO ; JOHN PIGOLO ; MAGDALENE PIGOLO , individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. RIO TINTO , PLC; RIO TINTO LIMITED , Defendants-Appellants. No. 02-56390 D.C. No. 2:00-cv-11695MMM-MAN Central District of California, Los Angeles SAREI V . RIO TINTO , PLC ALEXIS HOLYWEEK SAREI; PAUL E. NERAU ; THOMAS TAMUASI; PHILLIP MIRIORI; GREGORY KOPA ; METHODIUS NESIKO ; ALOYSIUS MOSES; RAPHEAL NINIKU ; GARBIEL TAREASI; LINUS TAKINU ; LEO WUIS; MICHAEL AKOPE; BENEDICT PISI; THOMAS KOBUKO ; JOHN TAMUASI; NORMAN MOUVO ; JOHN OSANI; BEN KORUS; NAMIRA KAWONA ; JOANNE BOSCO ; JOHN PIGOLO ; MAGDALENE PIGOLO , individually on behalf of themselves & all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. RIO TINTO , PLC; RIO TINTO LIMITED , Defendants-Appellants, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , Movant. 3 No. 09-56381 D.C. No. 2:00-cv-11695MMM-MAN Central District of California, Los Angeles ORDER 4 SAREI V . RIO TINTO , PLC On Remand From The United States Supreme Court Filed June 28, 2013 Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Harry Pregerson, Stephen Reinhardt, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, Barry G. Silverman, M. Margaret McKeown, Marsha S. Berzon, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Consuelo M. Callahan, Carlos T. Bea, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges. ORDER This case is before us after the Supreme Court s order of April 22, 2013, vacating and remanding on the basis of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 133 S. Ct. 1659 (2013). The parties have submitted supplemental briefs on the effect of that decision. Upon due consideration, a majority of the en banc court has voted to affirm the district court s judgment of dismissal with prejudice. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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