Punch and Jurists

Alvarez-Machain v. U.S., No. 99-56762 (9th Cir.) (331 F.3d 604) (June 3, 2003) (Judge M. Margaret McKeown) by This case started back in 1990 with abduction at gunpoint of Dr. Alvarez-Machain, a Mexican citizen, from his office in Guadalajara by DEA agents and his subsequent removal to the United States …

Alvarez-Machain v. U.S., No. 99-56762 (9th Cir.) (266 F.3d 1045) (September 11, 2001) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin) by This case arose out of a civil rights complaint for damages that was filed in 1993 against DEA officials and agents for their April 1990 kidnaping of the plaintiff, Humberto Alvarez-Machain (Alvarez), …

Alvarez-Machain v. U.S., No. 95-55464 (9th Cir.) (107 F.3d 696) (February 19, 1997) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin) by This case re-visits one of the most disturbing episodes in the long and sometimes disquieting history of the DEA. It started in April 1990 with abduction from Mexico of a doctor by …

Alvarez-Machain v. U.S., No. 95-55464 (9th Cir.) (96 F.3d 1246) (September 24, 1996) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin) by Perhaps the most surprising thing about this decision is that it was published at all. Here's what happened in the words of the Court: "In April 1990 the United States Drug Enforcement …