UNITED STATES v. SHAUGHNESSY


142 F.Supp. 468 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. LEE MING HON, also known as Ming Hon Lee, Relator, v. Edward J. SHAUGHNESSY, as District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States, Department of Justice, for the District of New York, or such person, if any, who might have said relator in custody, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 9, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spar, Schlem & Burroughs, New York City, for relator.

Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty. for the Southern Dist. of New York, New York City, for respondent, Roy Babitt, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.


DIMOCK, District Judge.

Relator, a deserter from a vessel of Chinese Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., objects to being placed on board a vessel for ostensible deportation to Formosa on the ground that he has no assurance that he will be permitted to land there. All that the Government offers as proof that he will be admitted is a letter from said China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., on a letter headed "Chinese Government Procurement & Services Mission...

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