Legal Opinion
Lui Kin-Hong v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 9, 1997No. Civ. A. 96-10849-JLTPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, Chief Judge.
Before the court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking the unconditional release of Petitioner Lui Kin-Hong (“Lui”), who has been in the custody of the United States since his arrest in Boston on Deeem- ber 20, 1995. That arrest was precipitated by an extradition request of the United Kingdom on behalf of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong (“Hong Kong”).
On August 29, 1996, Magistrate Judge Zachary Karol issued an opinion authorizing the surrender of Lui to Hong Kong. In response, Lui filed the pending petition.
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fernandez v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Factor v. LaubenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- In Re Extradition of Curtis Andrew Howard. United States of America v. Curtis Andrew HowardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Elijah Ephraim Jhirad v. Thomas E. Ferrandina, United States Marshal, Southern District of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Terlinden v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Lui Kin-Hong, A/K/A Jerry LuiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Matter of Extradition of MaineroDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1997
- Matter of Extradition of CheungDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1997
- United States v. Lui Kin-Hong, A/K/A Jerry LuiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Kin-Hong v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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