Legal Opinion
Valdez v. McGranery
District Court, S.D. California
Decided February 6, 1953No. 14268PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge.
These proceedings were instituted under section 503 of the Nationality Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C.A. § 903, for a judgment declaring the plaintiff to be a national of the United States.
Petitioner Valdez was born in this country on September 5, 1926, which event made him a citizen of the United States by virtue of Amendment XIV of the Constitution. When he was five years of age his parents moved to Mexico, taking him with them. In 1947 he sought to return to this country, but was excluded by the Immigration Service when it was determined, after hearing, that he had forfeited…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Perkins v. ElgSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Mandoli v. AchesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- McGrath Atty. Gen. v. Tadayasu Abo McGrath Atty. Gen. v. Kaname FuruyaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Miranda v. Clark, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- In re WittusDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1931
3Cited by3 opinions
- Fletes-Mora v. RogersDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1958
- Valdez v. BrownellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Augustin Valdez, Jr. v. Herbert Brownell, Jr., as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954