BARRETTO v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 80-4441, 80-4543 and 81-5427.

694 F.2d 603 (1982)

Re Naturalization of Renato Leopoldo BARRETTO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. Re Naturalization of Antolin Punsalan PANGILINAN, et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent-Appellee. Re Naturalization of Mario Valderrama LITONJUA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Grant Wealleans, Los Angeles, Cal., Donald L. Ungar, San Francisco, Cal., and Robert A. Mautino, San Diego, Cal., argued, for petitioners-appellants; Popkin, Shamir & Golan, Los Angeles, Cal., Simmons & Ungar, San Francisco, Cal., Baxley, Mautino & Ray, San Diego, Cal., on brief.

John T. Bannon, Jr., Dept. of Justice, General Litigation & Legal Advice Section, Washington, D.C., argued, for respondent-appellee; Frank O. Bowman, III, Dept. of Justice, General Litigation & Legal Advice Section, Washington, D.C., on brief.

Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

These are three more in a series of Filipino war veteran cases arising under §§ 701-705 of the Nationality Act of 1940, Pub.L. No. 76-853, Ch. 199, 54 Stat. 1137, as amended by Pub.L. No. 77-507 § 1001, 56 Stat. 182 ("1940 Act"). Appellants are all Filipino veterans who served honorably in the United States armed services during World War II. They claim that they are entitled to United States citizenship under the 1940...

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