Legal Opinion
Patel v. Rice
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided November 15, 2005No. 4:04-cv-00398PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FISH, Chief Judge.
Commencing September 19, 2005, a three-day bench trial was held in this case. After review and consideration of all the evidence, the entire record, and the arguments of counsel, the court decides that the plaintiff Sanjay H. Patel (“Patel” or “the plaintiff’) has not sustained his burden of proving that he is a United States citizen by birth and that his complaint for a declaratory judgment must therefore be denied. 1 The reasons for this decision are set forth below.
I. BACKGROUND
Patel claims that he is an American citizen by virtue of having…
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