BESINGA v. U.S.

No. 88-6333.

879 F.2d 626 (1989)

Cornelio R. BESINGA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; U.S. Attorney General's Office, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelio R. Besinga, Rosemead, Cal., pro se.

Michael C. Johnson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before FLETCHER, NELSON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Cornelio Besinga, a World War II veteran from the Philippines who now lives in California, brought this action seeking a declaration that the First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act of 1946, Pub.L. 79-301, 60 Stat. 6, is unconstitutional. Because the Act gives veterans of the Philippine military who fought under the direction of the United States only a fraction of the benefits given veterans of the United States military, Besinga...

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