Legal Opinion

Gregory Paul Mason v. Ronald A. Brooks Edwin Meese

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 29, 1988No. 87-3991PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Gregory Mason (Mason) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Ronald A. Brooks (“Brooks”), District Director of the Seattle District of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) and Edwin Meese III, Attorney General of the United States (“Attorney General”). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Mason, a Canadian citizen and resident, brought this action to compel the Attorney General to allow him to enter the United States and file his application for naturalization under 8 U.S.C. § 1440 (1982).

Mason served in the United States Marine Corps…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. United States Ex Rel. Knauff v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. United States v. SchwimmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  4. Moises Garcia-Mir v. William French SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Santos Higinio Ramirez-Ramos v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by25 opinions

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