Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2009No. 05-60797, 06-41768PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Maria Cristina Lopez, Guadalupe Del Rosario Lopez, Jose Maurilio Lopez, and Juan Luis Lopez (petitioners) appeal the denial of their claims of citizenship by the district court. Based on our conclusion that the magistrate judge did not have jurisdiction to try this case after remand without the consent of the petitioners, we vacate and remand.
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The former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) placed petitioners in removal proceedings. In defense, the petitioners claimed that they were United States citizens by virtue of having been born in this…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Lawson v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Marquez-Marquez v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Rios-Valenzuela v. Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by10 opinions
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