In 1974, thirty Western Hemisphere aliens who sought admission to the United States filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to obtain the benefits of an order entered in a separate class case, Lewis-Mota v. Secretary of Labor, 469 F.2d 478 (2d Cir. 1972), ...
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In 1974, thirty Western Hemisphere aliens who sought admission to the United States filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to obtain the benefits of an order entered in a separate class case, Lewis-Mota v. Secretary of Labor, 469 F.2d 478 (2d Cir. 1972), [IM-NY-32]. The plaintiffs alleged that they were members of the Lewis-Mota class, had made timely applications for the benefits of the Lewis-Mota judgment, but were denied those benefits by the government. For a summary of the Lewis-Mota litigation, see IM-NY-32 of this collection.
To resolve the issues, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The District Court (Judge Pollack) granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment as to 9 of the plaintiffs. The motion was denied as to the remaining 21 plaintiffs on the grounds that material facts were in dispute. Veras-Mejia v. Brennan, 418 F.Supp. 680 (S.D.N.Y. 1976). The Court requested that the parties advise whether they wished to proceed with an evidentiary hearing on the remaining claims.
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Dan Dalton - 11/04/2007
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