CEBALLOS v. SHAUGHNESSY

No. 71.

352 U.S. 599 (1957)

CEBALLOS (Y ARBOLEDA) v. SHAUGHNESSY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Kansas argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Oscar H. Davis argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Olney, Beatrice Rosenberg and J. F. Bishop.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This declaratory judgment action was brought by petitioner, in March 1955 in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, to obtain a judgment against the District Director of Immigration declaring that petitioner was eligible for suspension of deportation and restraining the Director from taking him into custody for deportation.1 The District Court dismissed the complaint...

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