Legal Opinion

Chiang v. Skeirik

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided September 28, 2009No. 08-2105PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Wen Y. Chiang (“Chiang”) appeals from a district court decision in an immigration case, dismissing his amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). We affirm.

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We recite the complex and protracted proceedings in the district court only to the extent relevant to the appeal.

Chiang, a U.S. citizen residing in Arlington, Massachusetts, sought a fiancée visa to permit his fiancée, Wen Hua Zhang (who took the Anglicized name “Amy”), to come to the United States so that the two could be married. Chiang v. Skeirik, No. 07-10451, slip op. at 2…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  4. Kleindienst v. MandelSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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