Lawrence v. United States

340 F.3d 952 Jessica LAWRENCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Matt Hanrahan; Timothy M. Messuri; John Does 1-10; Probation Office, United States; Marshal Office, United States, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-36142. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 2003 — Portland, Oregon. Filed August 21, 2003. Scott D. Hess, Jones, Gledhill, Hess, Andrews, Fuhrman, Bradbury & Eiden, Boise, Idaho, for the plaintiff-appellant. Robert C. Grisham, Assistant United States Attorney, Boise, Idaho, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho; B. Lynn Winmill, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-00485-BLW. Before Donald P. Lay, * J. Clifford Wallace, and Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judges. OPINION LAY, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal arises from a district court ruling in favor of two federal officers, filed as a Bivens claim, 1 involving allegations of sexual abuse of Jessica Lawrence, a minor, by Fernando Bello, a/k/a Fernando Soler ("Bello"). Bello is a convicted felon who was a participant in the Federal Witness Security Program ("WitSec"). Bello was given a new identity and…