CHANG v. U.S.

Nos. 01-56266, 01-56379.

327 F.3d 911 (2003)

Wen-Wan CHANG; Tsung-Ming Chang; Chiao-Ying Chang; Yi Yuan Chiang; Hsien-Ming Hsieh; Shu-Chuan Hsieh; Pei-Chen Hsieh; Sung Duck Kong; Hye Ra Kong; Hyun Jung Kong; Min Suk Kong; Yei-Chien Lai; Yu Kuei Lai; Yen Chih Lai; Chen Ju Lai; Yoon Sik Lee; Jong Hee Lee; Eung Jun Lee; Sang Eun Lee; Eung Sang Lee; Cheng-Hsiung She; Hui Wen She; Tzu Ming She; Alabama Almark, LP; Alabama Bailey LP; Alabama Coosa LP; Alabama Dallas LP; Alabama Denim LP; Alabama Millry LP; Alabama Pro Sports LP; Alabama Rive Run LP; C & W Hotel LP; Delaware Milford LP; Georgia Almark LP; Louisiana Lasevilla LP; Mississippi Bass LP; Mississippi Magee LP; Mississippi MCT LP; Mississippi Neely LP, Maryland Limited Partnerships; Mississippi Tees LP, a Mississippi Limited Partnership; National Steak Restaurants LP; North Carolina K-Barb LP; North Carolina Russell-Harvelle Hosiery LP; Pennsylvania Loungewear LP; Recap Fund I LP; Recap Fund V LP; RPC Fund I LP; South Carolina Manufacturing LP; Tennessee Lafayette LP; WTC Fund I LP; United States Export Fund I LP, Maryland Limited Partnerships, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. Wen-Wan Chang; Tsung-Ming Chang; Chiao-Ying Chang; Yi Yuan Chiang; Hsien-Ming Hsieh; Shu-Chuan Hsieh; Pei-Chen Hsieh; Sung Duck Kong; Hye Ra Kong; Hyun Jung Kong; Min Suk Kong; Yei-Chien Lai; Yu Kuei Lai; Yen Chih Lai; Chen Ju Lai; Yoon Sik Lee; Jong Hee Lee; Eung Jun Lee; Sang Eun Lee; Eung Sang Lee; Cheng-Hsiung She; Hui Wen She; Tzu Ming She; Alabama Almark, LP; Alabama Bailey LP; Alabama Coosa LP; Alabama Dallas LP; Alabama Denim LP; Alabama Millry LP; Alabama Pro Sports LP; Alabama Rive Run LP; C & W Hotel LP; Delaware Milford LP; Georgia Almark LP; Louisiana Lasevilla LP; Mississippi Bass LP; Mississippi Magee LP; Mississippi MCT LP; Mississippi Neely LP, Maryland Limited Partnerships; Mississippi Tees LP, a Mississippi Limited Partnership; National Steak Restaurants LP; North Carolina K-Barb LP; North Carolina Russell-Harvelle Hosiery LP; Pennsylvania Loungewear LP; Recap Fund I LP; Recap Fund V L; RPC Fund I LP; South Carolina Manufacturing LP; Tennessee Lafayette LP; WTC Fund I LP; United States Export Fund I LP, Maryland Limited Partnerships, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira J. Kurzban and Matthew Carlson, Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger & Tetzili, Miami, FL and Marc Van Der Hout, Van Der Hout & Brigagliano, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee.

John C. Cunningham, Senior Litigation Counsel, and Heather Phillips, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellee-cross-appellant.

Before: B. FLETCHER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and BURY, District Judge.


BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellants are seven "Immigrant Investors" who have participated in the "EB-5" program, which grants lawful permanent resident ("LPR") status in the United States to those who make qualifying investments under the Immigrant Investor Law ("IIL"), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1153(b)(5), 1186b; 8 C.F.R. §§ 204.6, 216.6.1 Appellants complain that in...

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