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Case Name
National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc. v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
IM-CA-0042
Docket / Court
2:83-cv-07927-KN-JR ( C.D. Cal. )
State/Territory
California
Case Type(s)
Immigration and/or the Border
Case Summary
On December 6, 1983, a coalition of plaintiffs, including the National Center for Immigrants Rights, Inc., other immigration rights groups and individual alien detainees, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, seeking to block the INS' ...
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On December 6, 1983, a coalition of plaintiffs, including the National Center for Immigrants Rights, Inc., other immigration rights groups and individual alien detainees, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, seeking to block the INS' implementation of a new regulation, 8 C.F.R. § 103.6(a)(2), which prohibited aliens from engaging in employment pending the outcome of their deportation hearings. Plaintiffs contended that the regulation violated the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fifth Amendment and other federal laws.
The District Court (Judge David V. Kenyon) entered a preliminary injunction, enjoining enforcement of the INS regulation. The INS appealed. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part. National Center for Immigrants Rights, Inc. v. I.N.S., 743 F.2d 1365 (9th Cir. 1984)
On remand, Judge Kenyon declared regulation invalid and the government again appealed. National Center For Immigrants' Rights, Inc. v. I.N.S., 644 F.Supp. 5 (C.D.Cal. 1985). The Ninth Circuit affirmed. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc. v. I.N.S., 791 F.2d 1351 (9th Cir. 1986). The Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated the judgment and remanded the case in light of the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Immigration and Naturalization Service v. National Center For Immigrants' Rights, 481 U.S. 1009, 107 S.Ct. 1881, 95 L.Ed.2d 489 (1987).
On remand, the District Court (Judge Kenyon) reaffirmed its prior judgment, and the government again appealed. Plaintiffs moved to dismiss the appeal because of a defective notice of appeal. That motion was denied. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc. v. I.N.S., 892 F.2d 814 (9th Cir. 1989). In ruling on the merits of the case, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Circuit Judge Ferguson) affirmed, holding that the blanket no-work condition of the regulation was not within the discretion of the INS and that it was contrary to the congressional intent behind the Immigration Reform and Control Act. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc. v. I.N.S., 913 F.2d 1350 (9th Cir. 1990). The Supreme Court granted certiorari. I.N.S. v. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc., 499 U.S. 946, 111 S.Ct. 1412, 113 L.Ed.2d 465(1991).
A unanimous Supreme Court (Justice Stevens) reversed the judgment of the District Court and remanded the case, holding that the regulation on its face was consistent with the Attorney General's statutory authority. I.N.S. v. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc., 502 U.S. 183, 112 S.Ct. 551, 116 L.Ed.2d 546 (1991).
On final remand, Judge Kenyon decertified the case, dismissed the remaining claims of plaintiffs and terminated the case.
Dan Dalton - 12/03/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Immigration/Border
Constitutional rights
Deportation - criteria
Deportation - procedure
Employment
Work authorization - criteria
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Plaintiff Description
Aliens who were denied engaging in employment pending outcome of their deportation hearings.
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
Unknown
Prevailing Party
Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
Litigation
Filed
12/06/1983
Case Closing Year
1996
Case Ongoing
No
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The Oyez Project, Immigration And Naturalization Service v. National Center For Immigrants' Rights, Inc., 502 U.S. 183 (1991).
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Date: Dec. 16, 1991
By: Oyez Project (IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law)
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Docket(s)
C.D. Cal.
02/09/1996
2:83-cv-07927-KN-JR
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General Documents
U.S. Court of Appeals
09/28/1984
USCA Opinion
(743 F.2d 1365)
IM-CA-0042-0001.pdf
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LEXIS
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C.D. Cal.
03/05/1985
Order
(664 F.Supp. 5)
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U.S. Court of Appeals
06/13/1986
USCA Opinion
(791 F.2d 1351)
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U.S. Supreme Court
04/20/1987
Order Granting Petition for Writ of Certiorari
(481 U.S. 1009)
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U.S. Court of Appeals
05/19/1987
Order Remanding Case
(818 F.2d 869)
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U.S. Court of Appeals
12/21/1989
Per Curiam
(892 F.2d 814)
IM-CA-0042-0004.pdf
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U.S. Court of Appeals
09/07/1990
USCA Opinion
(913 F.2d 1350)
IM-CA-0042-0003.pdf
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U.S. Supreme Court
04/01/1991
Order Granting Petition for Writ of Certiorari
(499 U.S. 946)
IM-CA-0042-0008.pdf
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U.S. Supreme Court
12/16/1991
Supreme Court Opinion
(502 U.S. 183)
IM-CA-0042-0009.pdf
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Judges
Ferguson, Warren John
(C.D. Cal., Ninth Circuit)
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Hug, Procter Ralph Jr.
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Kenyon, David Vreeland
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Norris, William Albert
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Reichmann, Joseph
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Reinhardt, Stephen Roy
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Solomon, Gus Jerome
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Stevens, John Paul
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Trott, Stephen S.
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Wright, Eugene Allen
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Gzesk, Susan
(Massachusetts)
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Holguín, Carlos R.
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Moore, Erin
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O'Sullivan, Maureen
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Perille, Patricia
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Popkin, Margaret L.
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Rodriguez, Antonio
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Vega, Xavier
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Yriarte, Monica
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Defendant's Lawyers
Bolton, John R.
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Bonner, Robert C.
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Marzen, Stephen J.
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Rogers, John M.
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Walters, Mark C.
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Wu, George H.
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Schneebaum, Steven
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