Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Petition for Naturalization of Sergio Elejar Mendoza v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1982No. 79-3478PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
The issue raised by this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in collaterally estopping the government from relitigating the constitutionality of the Attorney General’s decision to withdraw a naturalization examiner from the Philippines in 1945. We hold there was no abuse of discretion and affirm.
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The historical events giving rise to appellee Sergio Mendoza’s claim for naturalization are undisputed. In March, 1942, Congress amended the Nationality Act of 1940, Pub.L. No. 76-853, 54 Stat. 1137 (1940) to provide for the…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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