United States Ninth Circuit

8 USC 1401 does not require a blood relationship between a person born outside the United States and his or her U.S. citizen parent.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/10/2000
• Decided 11/21/2000
• Published 11/21/2000

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Karen Gilbert, Seattle, Washington, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michelle Slack, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.