Legal Opinion
Bell v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 20, 2003No. CIV.A. 3:02CV2099SRUPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
UNDERHILL, District Judge.
Petitioner Richard Bell (“Bell” or “petitioner”), who is currently in the custody of the State of Connecticut at the Radgowski Correctional Institution in Uncasville, Connecticut, filed a petition for writ of mandamus. 1 Bell’s petition asserts that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS” or “government”) 2 acted in an arbitrary and capricious matter in filing a detainer against him without a hearing. Bell requests both an immediate release from state custody and a hearing in front of an immigration judge. Bell…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Orlando Roldan v. James Racette, Superintendent, Adirondack Correctional Facility, and U.S. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Anthony Simmonds, A/K/A Anthony Simmons v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Billiteri v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Vincenzo v. WardenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
- Juan Reinaldo Campillo v. John Sullivan, Victor R. Corporan v. John Sullivan, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ferris v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2004
- Rodney v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
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