In re Zigalnitsky

GODDARD, District Judge.

The petitioner herein is seeking an order granting him citizenship.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

Petitioner is a native and national of Russia, who was lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence on June 29, 1938. He filed his declaration of intention on July 15, 1938. He filed a petition for naturalization under the general provisions of the Nationality Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C.A. § 501 et seq., on October 23, 1946—some eight years after he filed his declara! n.

The government opposes the granting of citizenship on the ground that a valid…