Legal Opinion

Quong v. White

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 6, 1917No. 2926PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Northern District of California; Maurice T. Dooling, Judge. Habeas corpus by Chew Hoy Qnong against Edward White, Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of San Francisco. From an order sustaining a demurrer to the petition, petitioner appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

The court below sustained a demurrer to the petition of the appellant for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Ouok Shee, who he alleged was his wife, and who had been denied admission to the United States and ordered deported to China. The proceedings before the immigration officials touching the right of Quok Shee to land were presented in court and deemed a part of the petition.

[1] The appellant contends that the records show, and that the fact was that Quok Shee was denied a full and fair hearing, aiid that the commissioner exceeded his power, in that after a first…

2Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Salvador Azarte Celia Castellon v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  3. Quock So Mui v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
  4. Lee Loy v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
  5. Dada v. MukaseySupreme Court of the United States · 2008

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