SILVA v. U.S.

No. 16-1870.

866 F.3d 938 (2017)

Jesus Eduardo Lopez SILVA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. American Immigration Council; National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Amici on Behalf of Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who appeared on the brief and presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Nancy Alaine Peterson , of Saint Paul, MN.

Counsel who appeared on the brief and presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Chad A Blumenfield , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the amicus was Mary A. Kenney , of Washington, D.C. The following attorney appeared on the amicus brief; Trina Realmuto , of Washington, D.C.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Jesus Eduardo Lopez Silva sued the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Constitution, seeking compensation for harms arising from his alleged wrongful removal to Mexico. The district court1 concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action and dismissed Lopez...

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