Legal Opinion
Masonry Masters, Inc. v. Thornburgh
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 31, 1990No. Civ. A. 86-0201 (CRR)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
This is a long-running dispute between the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) and a contractor (Masonry Masters) applying for an immigration visa for a resident alien bricklayer employee (Rigoberto Perdomo). The INS denied the 1979 application because Masonry Masters allegedly failed to establish its ability to pay the $10 per hour prevailing wage. After this Court granted the INS’ summary judgment motion, the United States Court of Appeals reversed and remanded, holding that it was an abuse of discretion for the INS “to insist on evidence…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Masonry Masters, Inc. And Rigoberto Perdomo v. Alan C. Nelson and Janet Reno, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Masonry Masters, Inc. And Rigoberto Perdomo v. Alan C. Nelson and Janet Reno, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997