Manha

Plaintiff was born in 1889 in Portugal, and lawfully entered the United States for permanent residence in 1908. He has remained in this country since his. entry. His father, Manuel Faustino: Manha, was naturalized as a United' States citizen by the Superior Court of the State of California, at San Francisco, on September 12, 1904. If the naturalization of his father was valid, the plaintiff was entitled to the status of a citizen of the United States by virtue of § 5 of' the Naturalization Act of March 2, 1907, 34 Stat. 1228 . 1 However, on June 301 **,, 1933, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Southern Division, entered a final decree revoking and canceling the certificate of naturalization of plaintiff’s father, Manuel Faustino Manha, by virtue of a proceeding brought under § 15 of the Naturalization Act of June 29, 1906, 34 Stat. 596 . 2 Manuel Faustino Manha was, *413 at the time of these proceedings, residing in Portugal, made no appearance in the action, and interposed no defense to the revocation and cancellation of his naturalization certificate. No question is raised with respect to the jurisdiction of the court which rendered that…