Legal Opinion
Navarro v. Landon
District Court, S.D. California
Decided June 19, 1952No. 13869PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment and an injunction to prevent the defendant, who is District Director of Immigration and Naturalization, from deporting him under an order of deportation issued by the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization.
The defendant moved for dismissal on the ground of failure to join an indispensable party, viz. the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization.
The determination of when a superior officer is an indispensable party to a suit instituted against his subordinate has been a vexing problem which has long plagued the courts.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Williams v. FanningSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brooks v. DewarSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Koepke v. FontecchioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Daggs v. KleinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
- Berlinsky v. Woods, Federal Housing ExpediterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Estrada v. AhrensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Chavez v. McGraneryDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1952
- Estrada v. AhrensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Aguilera-Flores v. LandonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1954
- Navarro v. LandonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1952