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Bernardo Mendia v. John Garcia

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 29, 2014No. 12-16220PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WATFORD, Circuit Judge:

Bernardo Mendia sued two agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), seeking damages for the time he spent in pre-trial detention on state criminal charges allegedly as a result of the agents’ wrongful acts. The district court granted the government’s motion to dismiss Mendia’s lawsuit on the ground that he lacks Article III standing to pursue his claims. We conclude that Mendia’s standing allegations are adequate to survive a motion to dismiss.

According to Mendia’s pro se complaint, the State of California arrested him in May 2007 and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Wallace v. KatoSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Bennett v. SpearSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  2. New York v. U.S. Dep't of CommerceDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019
  3. Kelsey Rose Juliana v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  4. Pereira Brito v. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
  5. Skyline Wesleyan Church v. Ca Dept of Managed Health CareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020

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