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Perkins v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Apr 22, 2008
275 F. App'x 17 (D.C. Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 07-5416.

April 22, 2008.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 07cv02023.

BEFORE: HENDERSON, ROGERS, and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.


JUDGMENT


This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. It is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order filed November 8, 2007, be affirmed. Appellant has failed to state a claim under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), and, to the extent appellant was attempting to sue the former Attorney General in his official capacity, the action is barred by sovereign immunity, see Clark v. Library of Congress, 750 F.2d 89, 102-04 (D.C. Cir. 1984).

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc. See Fed.R.App.P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.


Summaries of

Perkins v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Apr 22, 2008
275 F. App'x 17 (D.C. Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Perkins v. Ashcroft

Case Details

Full title:Victor Bernard PERKINS, Appellant v. John Former Attorney General, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Apr 22, 2008

Citations

275 F. App'x 17 (D.C. Cir. 2008)

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