Legal Opinion
DeMelo v. Cobb
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 19, 1996No. Civil Action 96-10903-REKPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KEETON, District Judge.
In his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed May 3, 1996, Petitioner Jose DeMelo (“DeMelo”) seeks to have this court order him released from the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) pending the resolution of deportation proceedings. Now before the court is Respon dents’ Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 3, filed May 7, 1996). For the reasons explained below, the motion to dismiss will be denied.
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Two hearings on this Petition were held before this court. At the first hearing, on May 7, 1996, Respondents raised the argument that the motion…
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