Legal Opinion
Mattis v. Reno
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 31, 1999No. Civil Action 98-11781-WGYPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
The petitioner, Dwight W. Mattis (“Mat-tis”), is a legal permanent resident alien subject to deportation because of his prior criminal convictions. See 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(B)© (an alien convicted of a controlled substance offense is deporta-ble); 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(A)(iii) (an alien convicted of an aggravated felony is de-portable). 1 Prior to April 24, 1996, under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), Mattis would have been eligible to apply for a discretionary waiver from deportation. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1995). 2…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mattis v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Almon v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Mathews v. RenoDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999
- Vasquez v. RenoDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000
- Almon v. INSCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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