District Court, District of Columbia November 15, 2000, 98CV1986 (TFH) (Bao Ge v. Li Peng)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.

This case is a proposed class action lawsuit against the Chinese Politburo, Politburo Chairman Li Peng, the Bank of China (in New York), and various corporate branches of Adidas. The plaintiffs are four citizens of China who claim to be current or former inmates of the “Shanghai Number 1 Reeducation Through Coerced Labor” prison camps.