Legal Opinion
Mignon Wellman v. James W. Butterfield, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization in Detroit, Michigan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1958No. 12938PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of a complaint which sought to enjoin an order of deportation. The deportation order was entered after an administrative hearing at which the appellant declined to testify, and was based upon a finding that the appellant was an alien who after entry had been a member of the Communist Party of the United States. 8 U.S.C.A. § 1251(a) (6) (C).
Three contentions were advanced in the appellant’s brief and oral argument: that the evidence was insufficient to prove alienage, that the evidence was insufficient to prove…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Galvan v. PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Rowoldt v. PerfettoSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Arnold Schleich, Alias Joseph Ring v. James W. Butterfield, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
- Fred Williams v. John F. Mulcahey, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization at Detroit, MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- United States of America Ex Rel. Steve Avramovich v. John M. Lehmann, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
3Cited by2 opinions
- Niukkanen v. McAlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Niukkanen v. McalexanderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959