Legal Opinion
Puello v. Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 13, 2005No. 03 CIV 4783JFKPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEENAN, District Judge.
This is a review of a Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services 1 (“BCIS”) decision denying Petitioner’s application for naturalization due to his inability to establish good moral character as a result of a 1991 drug conspiracy conviction. Both parties move for summary judgment. The Court grants summary judgment in favor of Respondent.
Background
Petitioner Manuel Puello was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident on October 14, 1974. 2 On September 21, 1989, an indictment was filed in this District, charging Puello with…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Berman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Girouard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tutun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Puello v. Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Kai Tung Chan v. Mary Ann Gantner, Interim District Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Docket No. 05-4573-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Abghari v. GonzalesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2009
- Singh v. GantnerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2007
- Shyiak v. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration ServicesDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2008
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