Khalid Elhassan v. Porter Goss, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Case No: 07-1407
KHALID ELHASSAN,
Appellant
v.
PORTER GOSS, DIRECTOR OF THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY;
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY;
AGENT TRAVIS CLOSE;
AGENT PATRICK EAGER;
AGENT WANDA MITCHELL;
AGENT "ERIC";
JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE 1-10,
such names being ficticious
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of New Jersey
District Court No. 06-CV-1000
District Judge: The Honorable Peter G. Sheridan
Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a)
April 8, 2008
Before: SMITH, HARDIMAN, and COWEN, Circuit Judges
JUDGMENT ORDER
On January 30, 2007, in a comprehensive opinion, the District Court for the
District of New Jersey granted summary judgment in favor of appellees and against

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1Appellate jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We exercise plenary review over a
District Court’s grant of a motion for summary judgment. Shuman ex rel Shertzer v. Penn
Manor School District, 422 F.3d 141, 146 (3d Cir. 2005).
appellant on his claims of constitutional violations and his numerous tort claims under the
Federal Tort Claims Act. This timely appeal1 came on to be heard on the record from the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and was submitted on April 8,
2008. On consideration thereof, and substantially for the reasons set forth by the District
Court, it is now ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the judgment of the District Court
entered on January 30, 2007, be and the same hereby is AFFIRMED. All of the above in
accordance with the opinion of this Court. Costs taxed against the appellant.
By the Court,
/s/ D. Brooks Smith
Circuit Judge
Attest:
/s/ Marcia M. Waldron
Clerk
Dated: April 11, 2008

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