Legal Opinion
Alvarez-Machain v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1996No. Nos. 95-55464, 95-55768 and 95-56121PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
In April 1990 the United States Drag Enforcement Agency (DEA) orchestrated the abduction and torture of Dr. Alvarez-Ma-chain, a Mexican doctor, and transported him to the United States for prosecution for the murder of a DEA agent in Mexico. The criminal case ended when the district court granted a judgment of acquittal.
Alvarez-Machain returned to Mexico and filed this civil action against the United States and its agents under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and other federal statutes. His elaims included the violation of constitutional rights as well as ten torts, ranging from…
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