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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 

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UNPUBLISHED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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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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 have reviewed the record and find no 

reversible error. 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). We dispense with oral argument because the 

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the 

materials before the court and argument would not aid the 

decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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