Legal Opinion
Yip Mie Jork v. John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of State
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1956No. 14925PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOLOMON, District Judge.
Appellant Yip Mie Jork 1 brought this action under the provisions of § 503 of the Nationality Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C.A. § 903, 2 for a judgment declaring him to be a citizen of the United States. He asserts that he acquired United States citizenship at the time of his birth, pursuant to § 1993, Revised Statutes of the United States. 3
Yip Mie Jork made an application to the American Consul General at Hong Kong for a United States passport. After waiting 28 months for the application to be granted or denied, he filed this action against the Secretary of State. In his…
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- Lew Wah Fook, as Guardian Ad Litem for Lew Suey Yet, Also Known as Lew Thew Yut v. Herbert Brownell, Jr., as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by14 opinions
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