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SITCHA v. MACDONALD

No. CIV.A. 04-30090-MAP.

365 F.Supp.2d 103 (2005)

Richard SITCHA Petitioner v. Frederick MACDONALD, High Sheriff of the Franklin County House of Corrections, et al. Respondents

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Goodwin, United States Attorney's Office, Springfield, MA, for Frederick MacDonald, Tom Ridge, Bruce Chadbourne, Respondent.

John P. McKenna, John P. McKenna & Associates, PC, Springfield, MA, for Richard Sitcha (A95 461 653) c/o Andrew Cohen, Petitioner.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING RESPONDENTS' MOTION TO DISMISS (Docket No. 8)

PONSOR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Petitioner, Richard Sitcha, is a native of Cameroon who is currently detained by the respondent Sheriff at the request of the Department of Homeland Security, for remaining in the United States after his visa expired. In 2002, Sitcha sought asylum in this country, arguing that if he returned to Cameroon he would be tortured...

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