Filed Date: Sept. 15, 1981
Closed Date: 1983
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On September 15, 1981, two Cuban nationals who were confined in at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. They claimed that their applications for asylum had been unreasonably delayed.
On October 16, 1981, the District Court (Thomas A. Flannery) denied their petition. The District Court cited the arrival of approximately 125,000 Cubans in Key West, Florida, in mid-1980 ("Freedom Flotilla arrivals" as placing an extreme strain on the INS. Plaintiffs appealed.
On appeal, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit noted that one of the plaintiffs had been granted parole status and the other was detained in Bureau of Prison facility, under the Department of Justice review plan for "Freedom Flotilla" arrivals. As plaintiffs' circumstances since filing their petition had changed, the Appeals Court determined that their habeas corpus applications were moot. The case was remanded to the District Court with a direction to dismiss plaintiffs' petition Alonso-Martinez v. Meissner, 697 F.2d 1160 (D.C. 1983).
Summary Authors
Miles Chan (8/2/2007)
Bazelon, David L. (District of Columbia)
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (District of Columbia)
Harris, Stanley S. (District of Columbia)
Lamberth, Royce C. (District of Columbia)
Lawrence, R. Craig (District of Columbia)
Bazelon, David L. (District of Columbia)
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (District of Columbia)
Wilkey, Malcolm Richard (District of Columbia)
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 15, 1981
Closing Date: 1983
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Two Cuban refugees who sought political asylum
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Federal
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2253; 2254; 2255
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Issues
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
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