Billy Asemani v. Mahmood Ahmadinejad, No. 10-6634 (4th Cir. 2010)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-6634 BILLY G. ASEMANI, Petitioner - Appellant, v. MAHMOOD AHMADINEJAD, (Former Head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran); GHOLAM-NEZI NAQDI, Brigadier General (Former Senior Tehran Police Official); ALI KHAMENEI, (The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution), Respondents - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Richard D. Bennett, District Judge. (1:10-cv-00874-RDB) Submitted: July 22, 2010 Decided: August 3, 2010 Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Billy G. Asemani, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Billy G. Asemani appeals the district court s order dismissing his action under the Alien Torts Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (2006) and the Torture Victim Protection Act, P.L. 102-256, 106 Stat. 73. We reversible error. have reviewed the record and find no Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Asemani v. Ahmadinejad, No. 1:10-cv-00874-RDB (D. Md. Apr. 20, 2010). facts and materials legal before We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are adequately the and argument court presented would not in the aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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