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TOBAR v. U.S.

No. 12-56298.

731 F.3d 938 (2013)

Oswaldo Enrique TOBAR; Rosa Carmelina Zambr Lucas; Junior Ivan Pico Alava; Segundo Matias Zambrano Alonzo; Francisco Gabriel Yole Arteago; Fausto Lupercio Arias Castaneda; Frabricio Bayron Cedeno; Joffre Johnny Cedeno Cedeno; Lindon Cleofe Cedeno Cedeno; Ramon Eliades Ramon V Cedeno; Daniel David Quimi Chalen; Pablo Eduardo Lucas Conforme; Ramon Eduardo Pilligu Conforme; Ciro Mariano Lopez Mero; Pedro Manuel Lopez Mero; Jose Eduardo Lucas Mero; Luis Antonio Penafie Mero; Pedro Jose Reyes Mero; Telmo Arcadio Chica Obando; Luis Miguel Cedeno Pico; Jaime Gustavo Palma Pinargote; Yardy Klever Flores Segovia; Pacho Hernandez Solorzano; Carlos Wilfrido Veliz Velez; Jose Luis Zambrano Zambrano; Carlos Orlando Velez Zambrano, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 25, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter L. Boyaki (argued), Boyaki Law Firm, El Paso, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

R. Scott Blaze (argued), Senior Admiralty Counsel, Stuart Delery , Acting Assistant Attorney General, and R. Michael Underhill , Attorney in Charge, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, SUSAN P. GRABER, and MORGAN CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Patrolling in international waters, the United States Coast Guard suspected the crew of an Ecuadorian fishing boat of illicit activities. With the authorization of Ecuadorian authorities, the Coast Guard boarded the boat, searched for drugs, and towed the boat to Ecuador. The Ecuadorian crew, who are Plaintiffs here, allege that agents of Defendant United States harmed Plaintiffs and their property in violation of the Federal...

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