United States Fifth Circuit

A legal resident alien, who is a veteran of active service in the Vietnam War, is not exempt from the requirement of demonstrating "good moral character" in order to be naturalized.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2005
• Published 07/13/2005

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, DAVIS, Circuit Judge, and FITZWATER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Yvette Marie Mastin (argued), Houston, TX, for Lopez.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barry Joseph Pettinato (argued), Dept. of Homeland Sec., David V. Bernal, OIL, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondents-Appellees.