CHAVEZ v. McGRANERY

220 F.2d 857 Severo Ruiz CHAVEZ, also known as Cayetano Mendez, Appellant, v. James McGRANERY, as Attorney General of the United States, and H. R. Landon, as District Director of Immigration at Los Angeles, Appellees. No. 13677. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 29, 1955. David C. Marcus, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Laughlin E. Waters, U.S. Atty., Robert K. Grean, Clyde C. Downing, Asst. U.S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee. Before STEPHENS, FEE and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. 1 According to the petition 1 which was filed on July 2, 1952, in the District Court, the facts are: Chavez is a native and citizen by birth of Mexico. He entered this country last near El Paso, Texas, November 18, 1938, and has continuously resided here ever since. He had no document entitling him to come into this country at time of entry. He was arrested in 1947. A hearing was held by Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, during the course of which Chavez made application for the privilege of suspension of deportation under the discretion granted to the Attorney General by 8 U.S.C.A. § 155 (c). 2 A hearing was granted wherein it was…