Legal Opinion
Rafael Fernandez-Roque v. William French Smith, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1982No. 81-7853PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*428TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal the government seeks to have this Court determine the proper role of the judiciary with respect to the statutory procedures for granting amnesty. We must decline to do so for the reasons detailed below.
The present action is a consolidation of three suits filed by various groups of Cuban nationals. These plaintiffs-appellees represent a class of approximately 1800 Cubans who were detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service upon their arrival in the United States as part of the 1981 Freedom Flotilla.1 The original complaints sought only relief…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by127 opinions
- Jean v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Gary McDougald Cross-Appellant v. Vivian L. Jenson, Cross-Appellee, Clarence Ehli, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Ex Parte Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Garcia-Mir v. MeeseCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Moises Garcia-Mir v. William French SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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