Legal Opinion

Chew v. Connell

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 1, 1916No. 2661PublishedCited by 8 opinions

. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Southern District of California; Benjamin F. Bledsoe, Judge. Application by Bun Chew for writ of habeas corpus against Charles T. Connell, as Immigration Inspector in charge. From an order denying the writ, applicant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

Bun Chew, a Chinese alien, appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing a writ of habeas corpus, *221and remanding the appellant to the custody of the immigration inspector in charge at Los Angeles, Cal. The petition for the writ alleged that Bun Chew was in possession of a Chinese laborer’s certificate of residence, he having registered as such Chinese laborer at Hanford, Cal., on February 17, 1894, but that the inspector had unlawfully detained him in custody and was about to deport him to China. The return to the writ alleged that, pursuant to the powers vested…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lewis v. FrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Liu Hop Fong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Lee Sim v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
  4. Ex parte Chin HimDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1915
  5. United States ex rel. Calamia v. RedfernU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1910

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States ex rel. David v. TodCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
  2. Wong Chow Gin v. CahillCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
  3. United States ex rel. Patton v. TodDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1923
  4. Marty v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
  5. Wong Back Sue v. ConnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916

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