Legal Opinion
Chin Fong v. Backus
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 1916No. 664PublishedCited by 10 opinions
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court of appeals from the District Court under § 238, Judicial Code, aré stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for habeas corpus and remanding petitioner to the custody of the Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco, in whose custody he was, pending petitioner’s deportation.
A summary of the petition made by the District' Court is as follows:
“Petitioner Chin Fong, who had been a resident of the United States for a number of years, departed for China in November, 1912; that, before he left he applied for a pre-investigation as to his status as a merchant, and a certificate was denied him on the ground that his original entry into this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lau Ow Bew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
3Cited by10 opinions
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- White v. Chin FongSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Chin Fong v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
- Wong Sun v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
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