Legal Opinion
Yee Mee v. Dulles
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 10988PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This is a petition to be declared a national or citizen of the United States pursuant to the provisions of the Nationality Act. 8 U.S.C.A. § 1503 (formerly 8 U.S.C.A. § 903).
The matter comes before .the court on motion of the United States to dismiss for failure to prosecute the action to a conclusion. Petitioner, as an alternative, moves the court to grant a continuance until such time as the United States would issue a certificate of identity admitting him to the United States for the sole purpose of prosecuting said action.
The instant proceeding was instituted by a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schneiderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Kwock Jan Fat v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Chin Chuck Ming v. DullesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Edwin Shigeo Fukumoto v. John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Joong Tung Yeau v. DullesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955