King
King v. United States
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Norman Anthony King appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the United States and various federal agencies and federal officials, in King’s action asserting tort, contract, and Bivens claims relating to his imprisonment in Mexico, extradition to the United States, and prosecution and convictions for bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, counterfeiting, and money laundering. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Feiler v. United States, 62 F.3d 315, 316 (9th Cir.1995), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on King’s claims under the Torture Victim Protection Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 , because none of the Mexican citizens who purportedly tortured King were named in the suit.
The district court properly dismissed King’s claims under- the Alien Tort Claim Act because King’s exclusive remedy for violation of the law of nations is through the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). See Alvarez-Machain v. United States, 331 F.3d 604, 631-32 (9th Cir.2003), rev’d on other grounds, Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 , 124 S.Ct. 2739 , 159 L.Ed.2d 718 (2004).