Christopher

Encuentro Del Canto Popular v. Christopher

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930 F. Supp. 1360·1996 WL 431778·1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6740

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 22, 1996No. C-93-4221-VRWCalifornia8,587 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Walker, J.

ORDER.

In August 1993, members of the Cuban musical group Grupo Mezcla requested visas which would allow them to tour the United States. Only three of the eight band members were granted visas, and the group’s tour was cancelled. Plaintiffs now challenge this decision.

Plaintiffs Acción Latina, Pastors for Peace and Global Exchange are the non-profit organizations that sponsored Grupo Mezela’s United States tour. Plaintiff Encuentro Del Canto Popular is an annual festival held in San Francisco at which Grupo Mezcla was scheduled to perform. Named as defendants are Secretary of State Warren Christopher, the Office of Cuban Affairs, Marc Susser and Dennis Hays (employees of the Office of *1362 Cuban Affairs) and Karl Wagner, Vice Consul at the United States Interests Section of the State Department in Havana.

I

On August 23, 1993, the Immigration and Naturalization Service approved a petition for a “P” nonimmigrant visa for Grupo Mezc-la; this petition had been filed by plaintiffs Encuentro Del Canto Popular and Acción Latina. The approved visa petition was then sent to the United States Interests Section of the State Department in Havana, Cuba, for review. On September 30,1993,…

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Parties

ENCUENTRO DEL CANTO POPULAR, Accion Latina, Global Exchange, Pastors for Peace, Sylvia Sherman and Barbara Dane
Plaintiff
Warren CHRISTOPHER, Secretary of State, Office of Cuban Affairs, a division of the United States Department of State, Marc Susser, Desk Officer, Office of Cuban Affairs, Dennis Hays, Coordinator, Office of Cuban Affairs and Karl Wagner, Vice Consul, U.S. Interests Section of the Department of State, Havana, Cuba
Defendant

Judges

Walker

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