Ninth Circuit· 4/21/2011

Tobar v. United States

Citations

639 F.3d 1191
2011 A.M.C. 2525
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 8173
2011 WL 1496987

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noting that the district court could “inquire further into the content of Ecuadorian law” “in its discretion”
“[T]he Alien Tort Statute has been interpreted as a jurisdiction statute only—it has not been held to imply any waiver of sovereign immunity.” (alteration in original)
“[T]he Alien Tort Statute has been 7 interpreted as a jurisdiction statute only—it has not been held to imply any waiver of 8 sovereign immunity.”
“The [MCA] does not mention, and therefore does not waive, sovereign immunity.”
“The waiver of sovereign immunity is a prerequisite 24 to federal-court jurisdiction.”
“The waiver of sovereign 25 immunity is a prerequisite to federal-court jurisdiction.”

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Judges: Fletcher, Pregerson, Graber

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