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Case Name
Narenji v. Civiletti; Confederation of Iranian Students v. Civiletti
IM-DC-0014
Docket / Court
79-3189; 79-3210 ( D.D.C. )
State/Territory
District of Columbia
Case Type(s)
Immigration and/or the Border
Case Summary
In 1979, two separate groups of non-immigrant students from Iran filed class action lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the constitutionality of 8 C.F.R. § 214.5, a regulation that required all Iranian non-immigrant postsecondary students in the U.S. to ...
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In 1979, two separate groups of non-immigrant students from Iran filed class action lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the constitutionality of 8 C.F.R. § 214.5, a regulation that required all Iranian non-immigrant postsecondary students in the U.S. to report to the nearest INS office for identification and examination of status. 8 C.F.R. § 214.5 was issued by the Attorney General, in the wake of the Iranian hostage crisis which began on November 4, 1979, when Iranian militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took U.S. citizens hostage. The lawsuits, styled Narenji v. Civiletti, Civ.No. 79-3189 (D.D.C. filed Nov. 21, 1979) and Confederation of Iranian Students v. Civiletti, Civ.No. 79-3210 (D.D.C. filed Nov. 27, 1979), were consolidated.
A full hearing on the merits was held in the District Court on December 4, 1979. Following the hearing, the District Court (Judge Joyce Hens Green) held that challenged regulation impermissibly discriminated against aliens on basis of their national origin and therefore violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The Court permanently enjoined further enforcement of the regulation, and prohibited the government from using any information acquired through the application of the regulation. Narenji v. Civiletti, 481 F.Supp. 1132 (D.D.C., 1979). The government appealed.
The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (Judge Robb) reversed and remanded with directions to dismiss the complaints and enter judgment for the defendants. Narenji v. Civiletti, 617 F.2d 745, 199 (D.C. Cir. 1979) Certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court. Confederation of Iranian Students v. Civiletti, 446 U.S. 957, 100 S.Ct. 2928, 64 L.Ed.2d 815 (1980) and Narenji v. Civiletti, 446 U.S. 957, 100 S.Ct. 2928, 64 L.Ed.2d 815 (1980).
Dan Dalton - 10/23/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Discrimination-basis
National origin discrimination
Immigration/Border
Constitutional rights
Deportation - procedure
Temporary protected status
Visas - criteria
Visas - procedures
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Plaintiff Description
Nonimmigrant students from Iran that were required to report to the nearest Immigration and Naturalization office for identification and examination of status per 8 C.F.R. § 214.5
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
None
Filed
1979
Case Closing Year
1980
Case Ongoing
No
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General Documents
D.D.C.
12/11/1979
Memorandum Opinion
(481 F.Supp. 1132)
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U.S. Court of Appeals
12/27/1979
[USCA Opinion]
(617 F.2d 745)
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U.S. Court of Appeals
01/31/1980
Opinion [re: Rehearing En Banc]
(1980 U.S.App.LEXIS 20952)
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U.S. Supreme Court
05/19/1980
Untitled
(466 U.S. 957)
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People
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Judges
Green, Joyce Hens
(FISC, D.D.C.)
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MacKinnon, George Edward
(FISCR, D.C. Circuit)
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McGowan, Carl E.
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Mikva, Abner Joseph
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Robb, Charles Henry
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Robinson, Spottswood William III
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Tamm, Edward Allen
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Wald, Patricia McGowan
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Wilkey, Malcolm Richard
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Wright, Daniel Thew
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Davis, Shelley F.
(District of Columbia)
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Dranitzke, Alan
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Gordon, Charles
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Lieberman, Eric M.
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Defendant's Lawyers
Carliner, David
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Cordes, John F.
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Ennis, Bruce J.
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Glancz, Ronald R.
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Hedge, Brook
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Kopp, Robert E
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Rauh, Carl S.
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Singer, Michael Jay
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Steinmeyer, Anthony J.
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Whitaker, Elizabeth Gere
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Other Lawyers
Paust, Jordan J.
(Texas)
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Swartz, Dale
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