Stretton v. Rudy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Habeas corpus on petition for the discharge of Mrs. Fanny Rudy from the custody of Peter H. Stretton, United States Immigrant Inspector. From a judgment discharging petitioner, the inspector appeals.
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment on habeas corpus discharging Mrs. Fanny Rudy from the custody of the United States immigrant inspector.
Mrs. Rudy, describing herself as a citizen of the United States, in her petition addressed to the Circuit Court,, among other things not necessary to recite, alleged that she had been a resident of the United States for the past seven years, and that she was being illegally held and detained in the House of the Good Shepherd in the city of New Orleans under an alleged violation of Act Feb. 20, 1907, c. 1.134, § 3, 34 Stat. 899 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The Japanese Immigrant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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- Chin Yow v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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