United States of America, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Ettore Zucca, Also Known As Mario Sarni, Also Known As Ettore Sarni Zucca, Defendant-appellee, 221 F.2d 805 (2d Cir. 1955)

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US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 221 F.2d 805 (2d Cir. 1955) Argued April 13, 1955
Decided April 28, 1955

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; Edmund L. Palmieri, Judge.

Appeal by the United States of America from a final order dismissing a denaturalization action against Ettore Zucca on the defendant's motion for the reason that the requirement of an affidavit of good cause specified in § 340(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C. § 1451(a), is a mandatory prerequisite of the institution of the action and must accompany the complaint therein.

Alfred P. O'Hara, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City (J. Edward Lumbard, U. S. Atty., George C. Mantzoros, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, and Lester Friedman, Atty., Immigration and Naturalization Service, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Orrin G. Judd, New York City (Goldstein, Judd & Gurfein, New York City, Morris A. Wirth, Earle K. Moore, and Irwin M. Rosenthal, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and FRANK and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.


Affirmed on the opinion of District Judge Palmieri, D.C.S.D.N.Y., 125 F. Supp. 551.

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