Legal Opinion
Lyonel Dor v. District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1989No. 937, Docket 88-6270PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Lyonel Dor appeals a district court decision denying his application for a prelimi nary injunction and dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Dor, a Haitian, was ordered deported in 1985 after serving a prison sentence for manslaughter. A final order of deportation was stayed by this Court in 1987, however, so that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) could determine whether Dor was entitled to relief under a recently passed immigration law. We reject Dor’s arguments that his continued detention (i) is without rational basis, (ii)…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- FRENTESCUBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Zhang v. SlatteryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Lenford Douglas v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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