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RUNNETT v. SHULTZ

No. 89-55354.

901 F.2d 782 (1990)

Ronald L. RUNNETT; Moira H.R. Runnett, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George P. SHULTZ; Secretary of State; Department of Justice; Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Runnett and Moira H.R. Runnett, San Diego, Cal., pro se.

Samuel W. Bettwy, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises the issue of whether, under the 1940 Nationality Act, a United States citizen successfully transmitted citizenship to her child born abroad.

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Ronald Runnett ("Ronald"), a forty-seven-year-old native and citizen of Canada, contends that he acquired United States citizenship at birth from his mother, Moira Runnett ("Moira"). Although Moira was born in Canada, she is a U.S. citizen by virtue of her father...

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