Legal Opinion
Johnson-Laird, Inc. v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided October 20, 1981No. Civ. 81-128-REPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REDDEN, District Judge:
This is an immigration case which presents, on cross motions for summary judgment, a legal issue of first impression. This issue concerns the proper interpretation of section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(L), which allows “a firm or corporation or other legal entity” to petition for the granting of “non-immigrant” status to employees which it wishes to transfer to corporate posts in this country.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Andrew Johnson-Laird is a citizen of the United Kingdom; his wife Kay Kitagawa is a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Marubeni America Corporation and Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Church of Scientology v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Yongyouth Ruangswang and Vanapar Ruangswang v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
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