Legal Opinion
United States v. Fedorenko
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided July 25, 1978No. 77-2668-Civ-NCRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROETTGER, District Judge.
The Government seeks to strip defendant of his American citizenship granted in 1970. Basically the Government charges that defendant lied on his application for a visa in 1949, particularly in not disclosing he served as a guard at the death camp at Treblinka during World War II. Further, the Government charges he participated in atrocities at Treblinka, precluding him from having the good moral character necessary to become an American citizen. Defendant, originally a Ukrainian, contends that he was not a guard voluntarily but he was forced to be one as a prisoner of…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Foster v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Fedorenko v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- FEDORENKOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1984
- United States v. OsidachDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Rolando Hernandez v. Janet RenoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Feodor Fedorenko, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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