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PAUL v. SMITH

No. 85-1496.

784 F.2d 564 (1986)

Camille J. PAUL, Appellee, v. William F. SMITH, Attorney General of the United States of America, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irene M. Solet, Rockville, Md., (Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., John P. Alderman, U.S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., Barbara L. Herwig, Appellate Staff, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief) for appellant.

Arthur P. Strickland (Strickland & Rogers, Roanoke, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before SPROUSE and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the Immigration and Naturalization Service is equitably estopped to deny Camille J. Paul's application for a certificate of citizenship. The district court held that the INS was estopped because border officials failed to advise Paul that he would have to reside in the United States for two years in order to retain his citizenship. We vacate the judgment of the district court because the...

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