Legal Opinion
In re for Naturalization of Bergman
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 17, 1959No. 20885PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVITT, District Judge.
Carl R. Bergman, a native of Sweden, and a resident here since 1929, petitions to be naturalized a United States citizen. The Immigration & Naturalization Service opposes the petition on the ground that Bergman is barred from citizenship because, during World War II, he claimed and obtained exemption from service in the armed forces of the United States. The government cites Sections 315(a) and (b) of the Immigration & Nationality Act of 1952, 66 Stat. 163, 242, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1426(a, b), which, so far as are pertinent, read as follows:
“See. 315(a) * * * any alien who…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. MacIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Moser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Ceballos v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- In re for Naturalization of VelasquezDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- Patrick Joseph Gilligan v. Lewis D. Barton, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Otto Klaus Gunther HoellgerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- In re Naturalization of WendtDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
- In re for Naturalization of MirzoeffDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- In re Naturalization of FabbriDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1966
- In re Naturalization of GjerstadDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1969
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