Legal Opinion
Tom Mung Ngow v. Dulles
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 9, 1954No. Civ. A. 1591-54PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The question presented on this motion is whether a person who claims to be a citizen of the United States, but who Í3 outside of this country, may maintain an action for a declaratory judgment to secure an adjudication of his citizenship.
This action is brought against the Secretary of State for a declaratory judgment that the plaintiff is a citizen of the United States. The matter comes before the court on a motion by the defendant to dismiss the complaint for insufficiency. This motion, at the defendant’s request, is being treated as a motion for summary judgment.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Perkins v. ElgSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- McGrath v. KristensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Perkins v. ElgCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- D'Argento v. DullesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1953
3Cited by8 opinions
- Liacakos v. KennedyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1961
- Cort v. HerterDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1960
- Grauert v. DullesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1955
- Maria Luisa Puig Jimenez v. John H. GloverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- Rosasco v. BrownellDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1958
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