Legal Opinion
Petition of Wong Choon Hoi
District Court, S.D. California
Decided February 17, 1947No. 126123PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES, District Judge.
Wong Choon Hoi, a native-born Chinese, has filed his petition to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States. The petition is predicated upon the claim that petitioner resided continuously in this country for more than three years immediately preceding the filing of his petition, is married to a citizen of the United States, and has met all other requirements specified' in § 310 (b) of the Nationality Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C.A. § 710(b).
There is no controversy as to the facts. Petitioner’s father, Wong Yung' San, a Chinese merchant, was admitted to this country in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lau Ow Bew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. Mrs. Gue LimSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Cheung Sum Shee v. NagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States v. ParisiDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1938
- Wong Yow v. WeedinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States v. Yung PoyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. Lee Cheu SingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
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