SANNON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 74-428-Civ-JLK, 75-2124-Civ-JLK.

460 F.Supp. 458 (1978)

Marie SANNON et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Respondents. Ketley JEAN-BAPTISTE et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, S. D. Florida.

October 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald I. Bierman, Ira Kurzban, Miami, Fla., for petitioners.

J. V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.

This case involves the fate of thousands of Haitians who are seeking an opportunity to present their claims for political asylum to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. It is now before the court on remand from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, after a procedurally complex journey to the United States Supreme Court. In that august forum, the Solicitor General of the United States...

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