HAITIAN REFUGEE CTR. v. CIVILETTI

No. 79-3690.

614 F.2d 92 (1980)

HAITIAN REFUGEE CENTER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Benjamin R. CIVILETTI, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Fromstein, Atty., Crim. Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Rex Young, Atty., Immigration & Naturalization Service, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellants.

Peter Schey, Legal Services Aliens' Rights Program, Los Angeles, Cal., Ira Kurzban, Miami, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Bruce J. Winick, Coral Gables, Fla., for amicus American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida.

Brian R. Hersh, Miami, Fla., for amicus Assn. of Immig. and Nationality Lawyers, S. Fla. Chapter.

Before GODBOLD, GARZA and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal springs from a putative class action brought in the Southern District of Florida on May 9, 1979, questioning on constitutional and statutory grounds practices and procedures allegedly followed by the defendants in handling and processing applications of Haitian nationals who seek political asylum in the United States. Plaintiffs asked declaratory and injunctive relief and relief in the nature of mandamus.

On July 23, 1979, the individual...

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