Legal Opinion
Pena v. Kissinger
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 2, 1976No. 75 Civ. 414(MP)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLLACK, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks review of the allegedly capricious decision of the American Consul in Santo Domingo denying an immigrant visa to her husband, Francisco A. Pena, a Dominican Republic, Western Hemisphere citizen who intends to work in the United States. Plaintiff is also a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, but is a lawful permanent resident of the United States.
Mr. Pena applied for the visa as the spouse of a lawful permanent resident of the United States. The Consul, a defendant herein, denied his application on the ground that Pena’s marriage to the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. MezeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Wan Shih Hsieh v. Maurice F. Kiley, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Marcelina Diaz Rivera De Gomez v. Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Black v. BeameDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Ubiera v. BellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- United States v. BenlizarDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
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