OKONGWU v. RENO

No. 99-10157.

229 F.3d 1327 (2000)

Joseph Ogonna OKONGWU, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Janet RENO, Attorney General, Doris Meissner, as Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Berger, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ernesto H. Molina, Dept. of Justice (OIL), David V. Bernal, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BIRCH, BARKETT and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant Joseph Ogonna Okongwu appeals the dismissal of his combined petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief. The district court dismissed Okongwu's petition and complaint on the grounds that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act ("IIRIRA...

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