Legal Opinion
Kenneth L. Erickson v. United States of America Bryon Simon Douglas Hebert Kenneth Ingleby Charles Hill
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1992No. 91-55292PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Erickson appeals the district court’s dismissal of his action for damages on several theories of constitutional tort, as well as under the Federal Tort Claims Act (the Act), against the United States government and several officials of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United States Customs Service (Customs Service). Erickson alleges DEA and Customs Service officials sent him to Mexico with inadequate protection, where he was arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by Mexican authorities. He challenges the district court’s dismissal of his constitutional tort claims for failure to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
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