U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 4, 2010
Immigrant Suits Over Assault OK'd
Two female Chinese immigrants who were asked for bribes and sexually assaulted by a federal asylum officer can sue for infliction of emotional distress and for interference with their civil rights.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two female Chinese immigrants who were asked for bribes and sexually assaulted by a federal asylum officer can sue for infliction of emotional distress and for interference with their civil rights, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Thursday.
The 2-1 decision reversed Senior U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall of Los Angeles. The opinion, by Senior Circuit J...
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