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CISNEROS v. ARAGON

No. 06-8029.

485 F.3d 1226 (2007)

Carmen T. CISNEROS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ARAGON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:*

Guy P. Cleveland, Cleveland Law Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary Elizabeth Galvan, Laramie, Wyoming, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KELLY, LUCERO, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises under two rarely invoked statutes. The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, grants federal district courts jurisdiction to hear civil suits by aliens alleging torts committed in violation of the law of nations. Section 2255(a) of Title 18 creates a civil cause of action for victims of certain sexual offenses under federal law. Plaintiff Carmen T. Cisneros, a native and...

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