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 interrogation techniques that violated international law and military protocols. Operating under minimal supervision, the military contractors earned millions through their government contract for interrogation services. CACI's leadership concealed evidence by destroying documents, hiding detainees from Red Cross inspections, and launching aggressive legal campaigns against media outlets that attempted to expose the military contractor’s role in the prisoner abuse scandal.

Injuries

The abuse by military contractors inflicted severe and lasting trauma on four Iraqi civilian detainees. CACI employees and their co-conspirators subjected the prisoners to methodical torture, including electric shocks, systematic beatings, and prolonged stress positions. They deprived detainees of basic necessities like food, water, and sleep while exposing them to extreme temperatures. Detainees were forced into prolonged naked stress positions, threatened with unleashed dogs, and subjected to mock executions. This