Legal Opinion

In re You Lo Chen

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided September 19, 1947No. I500-P-295185PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWEENEY, District Judge.

The above petition for naturalization is allowed on the authority of Petition of Delgado, D.C., 57 F.Supp. 460, and Petition of Agustín, D.C., 62 F.Supp. 832, 835. As stated in the latter case: “ ‘This proposed legislation proceeds upon the principle that non-citizens who are ready and willing to sacrifice their lives in the maintenance of this democratic government are desérving of the high gift of United States citizenship when vouched for by responsible witnesses as loyal and of good character and shown by government records as serving honorably.’ ”

This petitioner…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bridges v. WixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. In re DelgadoDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1944
  3. Petition of AgustinDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1945

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gregory Paul Mason v. Ronald A. Brooks Edwin MeeseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. Peter You Lo ChenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948

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