Chew Hoy Quong v. White
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the First Division of the Northern District of California; Wm. C. Van Fleet, Judge. Petition by Chew Hoy Quong, on behalf of his wife, Quok Shee, for writ of habeas corpus against Edward White, Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of San Francisco, Cal. From a judgment denying the writ, petitioner appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the First Division of the Northern District of California; Wm. C. Van Fleet, Judge. Petition by Chew Hoy Quong, on behalf of his wife, Quok Shee, for writ of habeas corpus against Edward White, Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of San Francisco, Cal. From a judgment denying the writ, petitioner appeals. The appellant, a Chinese merchant domiciled in the United States, appeals from an order of the court, below denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Quote Shee, whom he alleged to be Ms wife. The petition…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating tire facts as above). [1, 2] The denial of the right of the applicant’s attorneys to interview her pending the determination of her application by the immigration authorities was, we think, in itself sufficient ground for holding that the hearing was unfair. Mah Shee v. White, 242 Fed. 868, 155 C. C. A. 456. Aside from that, we hold that the fact that the immigration authorities received a confidential communication concerning the applicant’s right to admission, upon which they acted, and which was forwarded to the Department of Labor for its consideration, was sufficient to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mah Shee v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
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