Naito v. Acheson

BYRNE, District Judge.

In 1949 the plaintiff, as a citizen of the United States, applied for an American passport at the office of the United States Consul at Yokohama, Japan. The application was denied and the defendant issued to plaintiff a “Certificate of Loss of Nationality”. Plaintiff filed this action, under 8 U.S.C.A. § 903, for a judgment declaring him to be a national of the United States.

The Certificate of Loss of Nationality was issued on the ground that plaintiff had expatriated himself under 8 U.S.C.A. § 801(d):

“A person who is a national of the United States whether by 'birth or…