Legal Opinion

Lisotta v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 13, 1924No. 4435PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAYTON, District Judge.

On August 14, 1924, thp appellant, Francesco Paolo Lisotta, filed his petition in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, for the writ of habeas corpus and for his discharge from the arrest and detention by E. R. Dilworth, the Immigrant Inspector at Port Arthur, Tex.

The Inspector, in his answer to the petition, admitted that he held Lisotta, now the appellant here, at Beaumont, Tex., under a warrant of arrest dated June 10, 1924, and under a warrant for deportation dated July 26, 1924; the warrants having been issued by the Second Assistant…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chin Yow v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Low Wah Suey v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. Kwock Jan Fat v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Craig v. HechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Tang Tun v. EdsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1912

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Iorio v. DayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
  2. Browne v. ZurbrickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
  3. Ex parte OrzechowskaDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1938
  4. In re SchachtDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1946
  5. New York v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Make the RoadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020

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