Legal Opinion
Romil Rafael Estrella Taveras v. Carolyn R. Paiewonsky Taveraz
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2007No. 06-3040PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAMON J. KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Romil Rafael Estrel-la Taveras appeals the district court’s dismissal of his parental child abduction action brought under the Alien Tort Statute (also commonly referred to as the “Mien Tort Claims Act”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s decision.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-Appellant Romil Rafael Estrel-la Taveras (“Mr. Taveras”) and Defen-danb-Appellee Carolyn R. Paiewosky Tav-eraz 1 (“Ms. Taveraz”) are citizens of the Dominican Republic. These…
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