Legal Opinion
Augat, Inc. v. Tabor
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 12, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-1458-SPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SKINNER, District Judge.
On November 17, 1986, the plaintiff Augat, Inc. (“Augat”) submitted a petition to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) for a third preference visa pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1153(a)(3) for its employee Kevin C. Walker. Augat seeks to have Walker classified as a “member of the professions,” within the meaning of §§ 1101(a)(32) and 1153(a)(3) so that he can accept a position as its’ Vice President, International.
The INS denied the petition on the grounds that Walker is not a “member of the professions” because…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Occidental Engineering Company v. Immigration And Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Hong Kong T v. Video Program, Inc. v. IlchertDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1988
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