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CARDENAS v. SMITH

No. 82-2504.

733 F.2d 909 (1984)

Amparo CARDENAS, Appellant v. William French SMITH, Attorney General of the United States.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Cerillo, Washington, D.C., with whom Charles Emmet Lucey, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant. Charles R. Work, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Rebecca L. Ross, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, Royce C. Lamberth, R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., and Mary Jo Grotenrath, Atty. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MIKVA and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, and BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

The primary issue we address in this appeal is the ability of a nonresident alien to seek redress in American courts for wrongs allegedly committed by the Attorney General of the United States. Prior to discovery, the district court granted summary judgment for the government and dismissed the complaint. Cardenas v. Smith,

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