Bonham v. CHI YAN CHAM LOUIE

DENMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an attempted appeal from a judgment admitting appellee to citizenship. In the district court the United States appeared and opposed appellee’s petition. One R. P. Bonham, as District Director of Immigration and Naturalization at Seattle, Washington, in his own name as such officer filed within time a notice of appeal. The question we, sua sponte, are required to determine is whether such a District Director has been empowered by Congress to take such action on behalf of the sovereign in his own name as appellant.

The District Director’s notice of appeal was filed…