United States v. Gin Fung
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal front the Circuit Court of the United States for 1he District of Oregon. Application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of Grin Fung, alleged to have been unlawfully restrained, by order of the collector of Portland, as a Chinese laborer. From a judgment ordering the discharge of petitioner (89 Fed. 153), the United States appeals. Reversed.
1Per curiam
The respondent alleged in his petition that he had been a merchant in the United States, and went to China with the intention of returning; that on his return “Hon. Thomas J. Black, United States custom inspector of the district of Oregon, on the charge of being a Chinese laborer and unlawfully within the United States,” after a certain hearing ordered him to be deported to China, and thereafter he was delivered to the custody of John Doe (the master of the steamer Braemar) for the purpose of carrying out said deportation order, against his will and contrary to the laws of the United States.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Nishimura Ekiu v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Lem Moon Sing v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- State ex rel. McBride v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- In re Lee LungDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1900
- In re Lee PingDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1900