BURITICA v. U.S.

No. C-95-3354-VRW.

8 F.Supp.2d 1188 (1998)

Amanda BURITICA, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America and its Treasury Department and Customs Service; Agent D.E. Quiroz, Badge No 17290; Agent K. Murphy, Badge No 21039; Daniel Vigna; Leslie Bianchi; John Petrin; San Francisco International Airport Medical Group; John Ike, MD; County of San Mateo; Bhupinder Bhandari, MD; and Philip M. Eastman, MD, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

June 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory M. Fox, Bertrand Fox & Elliot, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff.

Gail Killefer, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants U.S., D.E. Quinoz, K. Murphy, Daniel Vigna, Leslie Bianchi, Daniel Petrin.

Richard K. Wilson, Hassard Bonnington, Hassard Bonnington LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant San Francisco International Airport Medical Group.

David A. Levy, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, Redwood City, CA, for Defendant County of San Mateo.

Barry C. Marsh, Hinshaw Winkler Draa & Marsh, San Jose, CA, for Defendant Dr. Bhandari.

Richard K. Wilson, Arlene M. Rosen, Hassard Bonnington LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant John Ike, M.D.


ORDER

WALKER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Amanda Buritica brings this action alleging various torts and constitutional violations against the United States government, five United States Customs inspectors and several non-federal defendants. Buritica's claims arise out of an incident in which Customs agents detained her at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) because they suspected her of smuggling drugs into the country.

On December 22, 1997...

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