Legal Opinion
Tin Mew Lee v. Dulles
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided November 15, 1957No. Civ. No. 1570Published
1Opinion of the Court
WIIG, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks a judgment declaring him to be a citizen or national of the United States. Jurisdiction for such relief is based on § 360 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1503(a). Defendant has moved to dismiss the amended complaint on the ground that it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
In his amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that he is a native-born citizen of the United States, and that as such he is entitled to have a passport issued to him by the Department of State. It is further alleged that on May 5, 1957, plaintiff,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Peabody Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Arturo Fletes-Mora v. Herbert Brownell, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Dulles v. Lee Gnan LungCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Ling Share Yee v. Acheson, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954