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In Re Petition for Naturalization of Edgar
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 5, 1966No. 286634PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, District Judge.
The question before us may be very simply stated: Has the petitioner, Thomas Henry Edgar, the “good moral character” required by law for naturalization ? 1 ******He is married, he has a daughter, he is gainfully employed and he is supporting his family. The question arises because, we find, agreeing with the Examiner, that he has committed adultery, as defined under the laws of the State of Michigan. 2 It came about in this way: After his wife came to this country, she became unhappy. She didn’t like it here. Petitioner, however, felt that this was where he could…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Percy Briggs Wadman v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Schmidt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Dickhoff v. ShaughnessyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- In Re BriedisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1965
- People v. LipskiMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
3Cited by13 opinions
- Nehme v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Thomas Henry Carter v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- United States v. FedorenkoDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1978
- Rafael Antonio Brea-Garcia v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (By Its District Director at Newark, New Jersey)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- In Re Naturalization of JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
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