Legal Opinion

Margarita Fitzpatrick v. Jeff B. Sessions

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 13, 2017No. 15-2204 & 16-1864PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Margarita Del Pilar Fitzpatrick, a' citizen of Peru, had lived in the United States for three years when she applied for a driver’s license in Illinois. She contends that when filling out the forms at the Department of Motor Vehicles she displayed her green card and her Peruvian passport — but she admits that she also checked a box claiming to be a citizen of the United States. The form sternly warns aliens not to check that box, and Fitzpatrick does not contend that she has any difficulty understanding written English. (She came to the United States in 2002 to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Anthony Kimani v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  2. Elizabeth Keathley v. Eric HolderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Christine Chernosky v. Jefferson B. Sessions, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  2. Olaifa v. MayorkasDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  3. Olaifa v. MayorkasDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2021

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