United States Ninth Circuit

A majority owner who contractually cedes all managerial control to another loses the ability to "develop and direct" the enterprise, as required by 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(E)(ii) and 22 CFR 41.51(p), for purposes of qualifying for an E-2 treaty investor visa.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2000
• Decided 04/03/2001
• Published 04/03/2001

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HUG, Chief Judge, TROTT, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William L. Osterhoudt,Law Offices of William L. Osterhoudt, San Francisco, California, for the defendant-appellant., Omer G. Poirier, United States Attorney's Office, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the plaintiff-appellee.