FOSTER v. TOWNSLEY

No. 00-30467.

243 F.3d 210 (2001)

Baldwin Neil FOSTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Karen TOWNSLEY; Henry, Officer, Officer at Avoyelles Parish Jail; John Does, 5 Unknown Immigration and Naturalization Officers at Oakdale Immigration and Naturalization Office; District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service, 28th District of Louisiana; Lynne M. Underdown; Eddie Basham; Henry Lavalais; Nancy Hooks; Bash, Deportation Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Revised March 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baldwin Neil Foster, Hanover, Jamaica, West Indies, pro se.

Katherine Wharton Vincent, Lafayette, LA, for Townsley, Underdown, Basham and Hooks.

Tara B. Cochran, Office of Rodney M. Rabalais, Marksville, LA, for Lavalais.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Baldwin Foster ("Foster"), a Jamaican native who sued Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") officials for wrongfully removing him from the country, appeals the district court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g). Finding that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g) precludes judicial review of Foster's claims, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

This case arises out of the INS's deportation of Foster...

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