CASTIGLIA v. I.N.S.

No. 95-17210.

108 F.3d 1101 (1997)

Salvatore CASTIGLIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Ungar, Simmons, Ungar, Helbush, Steinberg & Bright, San Francisco, California, for plaintiff-appellant.

Norah Ascoli Schwarz, and Douglas E. Ginsburg, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before: LAY, GOODWIN, and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Salvatore Castiglia appeals a summary judgment in favor of the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") denying his application for naturalization as an honorably discharged war veteran claiming benefits under 8 U.S.C. § 1440. The blemish on his character was a murder conviction in 1974. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Castiglia came...

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