United States v. Woo Jan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky: Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge- Petition by Woo jan for writ of habeas corpus. From an order (228 Fed. 927) granting the writ, the United States and another appeal.
1Per curiam
In the case of Woo Shing v. Fluckey (No. 2882) 250 Fed. 598, - C. C. A. —-, Judge Clarke (now Mr. Justice Clarke) decided, in the court below, that the Secretary of Labor had jurisdiction to deport a Chinaman on the ground alleged against Woo Shing. (D. C.) 226 Fed. 141. Shortly thereafter, Judge Cochran, in a District Court of Kentucky, held, in an elaborate opinion (Woo Jan v. United States [D. C.] 228 Fed. 927), that such jurisdiction was vested exclusively in the courts. When the Woo Shing Case came on for argument, it was learned that the Woo Jan Case was in the course of appeal to this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sibray v. United States ex rel. Yee Yok YeeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1915
- Ex parte Woo ShingDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1915
- Ex parte Woo JanDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1916
- Lo Pong v. DunnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Lee Wong Hin v. MayoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Woo Shing v. FluckeyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1918