Ortmann v United States of America

The Court of Appeal considered two appeals brought by Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk, Finn Habib Batato, and Kim Dotcom against the United States of America and the District Court at North Shore. The appellants sought to overturn the District Court's decision that they were eligible for extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. The Court of Appeal had previously dismissed the appeals in 2018, a decision that was subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court remitted the judicial review appeals to the Court of Appeal to identify and resolve any outstanding issues not addressed in the initial appeals. The Court of Appeal found that no outstanding issues remained and dismissed the appeals. The appellants sought to adduce further evidence and enforce requests under the Privacy Act 1993, but both applications were declined. The Court of Appeal ordered the appellants to pay costs to the United States of America.