Legal Opinion
Cornejo v. County of San Diego
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2007No. 05-56202PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge RYMER; Dissent by Judge D.W. NELSON.
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to resolve an issue left open in our en banc decision in United States v. Lombera-Camorlinga, 206 F.3d 882, 884 (9th Cir.2000): whether Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations1 creates judicially enforceable rights that may be vindicated in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Ezequiel Nunez Cornejo’s complaint seeks damages and injunctive relief against the County of San Diego, several deputy sheriffs, and various cities within the county on behalf of a class of foreign…
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