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Mancha v. ICE

Date Filed:
November 1, 2006
Court where filed:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division
Plaintiffs:
Marie Justeen Mancha, through her Next Friend Maria Christina Martinez; Maria Christina Martinez; Ranulfo Perez; Maria Margarita Morales; Gladis Alicia Espitia, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated; and David Robinson
Defendants:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Michael Chertoff, Julie L. Myers, Marcy Forman, Kenneth A. Smith, Gregory L. Wiest, John P. Torres, John Mata and John Does 1-30

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