United States Ninth Circuit

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Status of Forces Agreement precludes suit against the United Kingdom under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 for noncommercial torts committed by its servicemen while present within the United States.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/14/2004
• Decided 09/23/2004
• Published 09/23/2004

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, HAMILTON, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Bryon Holcomb, Bainbridge Island, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant., Sushma Soni, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice for the amicus curiae.