Al Shimari, et al. vs. Caci Premier Technology, Inc.

Case Background

On August 8, 2008, Plaintiff Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari and others filed a Personal Injury lawsuit in the United States District Court, Virginia Eastern (Case number: 1:08cv827). This case was assigned to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and referred to Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson

Cause

In 2003–2004, the now-infamous Abu Ghraib prison scandal exposed systematic detainee abuse by military contractors. Leading military contractor CACI International Inc. and its subsidiary CACI Premier Technology deployed interrogators who actively participated in and directed unauthorized prisoner abuse. Key perpetrators, including CACI employees Steven "Big Steve" Stefanowicz and Daniel Johnson, orchestrated severe interroga