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TAVERAS v. TAVERAZ

No. 06-3040.

477 F.3d 767 (2007)

Romil Rafael Estrella TAVERAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn R. Paiewonsky TAVERAZ, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: E. Dennis Muchnicki, Dublin, Ohio, for Appellant. Jay G. Perez, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: E. Dennis Muchnicki, Dublin, Ohio, for Appellant. Jay G. Perez, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before KEITH and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges; CLELAND, District Judge.

OPINION

DAMON J. KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Romil Rafael Estrella Taveras appeals the district court's dismissal of his parental child abduction action brought under the Alien Tort Statute (also commonly referred to as the "Alien Tort Claims Act"), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court's decision.

I. BACKGROUND

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