United States v. Luria
District Court, S.D. New York
Suit by the United States against George A. Furia. This is a suit to cancel a certificate of naturalization under section 15 of the act of June 29, 1900 (34 Stat. 601, c. 3592 [U. S. Comp, St. Supp. 1900, p. 485]). It was heard upon the following agreed state of acts: (1) This action was commenced by the filing of a praecipe in the office of the clerk of this court, and the issuing of a summons thereon on the 18th day of September, 1909. The complaint was filed in the office…
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Suit by the United States against George A. Furia. This is a suit to cancel a certificate of naturalization under section 15 of the act of June 29, 1900 (34 Stat. 601, c. 3592 [U. S. Comp, St. Supp. 1900, p. 485]). It was heard upon the following agreed state of acts: (1) This action was commenced by the filing of a praecipe in the office of the clerk of this court, and the issuing of a summons thereon on the 18th day of September, 1909. The complaint was filed in the office of the clerk of this court on the 20th day of September, 1909. The defendant appeared by Albert M. Friedenberg, his…
1Opinion of the CourtHand, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Thi^ case raises, and is meant to raise, only one question — the constitutionality of section 15 of the act of June 29, 1906. The act does not 'forfeit' the defendant’s right of citizenship as he supposes; it merely 'gives jurisdiction to the courts of naturalization to cancel a previous naturalization for fraud, or illegal procurement in its inception. “Illegally procured” means procured by subornation or some other ille*647gal means used to impose upon the court; it does not mean that the certificate was issued through error of law. The causes upon which the…
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