Legal Opinion
Runnett v. Shultz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1990No. 89-55354PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the issue of whether, under the 1940 Nationality Act, a United States citizen successfully transmitted citizenship to her child born abroad.
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Ronald Runnett (“Ronald”), a forty-seven-year-old native and citizen of Canada, contends that he acquired United States citizenship at birth from his mother, Moira Runnett (“Moira”). Although Moira was born in Canada, she is a U.S. citizen by virtue of her father’s U.S. citizenship. From approximately 1916 through 1918, Moira resided in the United States with her parents. At all other times prior to Ronald’s…
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