Ayuda, Inc. v. Meese’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 2 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 8 U.S.C. § 1255A (§ 245a of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Pangilinan
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“was in fact injured, prejudiced or misled by the Government's impermissive definition of 'known to the Government,' " and would submit to the court their findings in this regard as well as recommendations for any relief that might be legally provided to the alien. Respondent's Appendix D at 4. The court deferred consideration of whether to certify a plaintiff class pending the conclusion of the special masters' inquiry. See id. at 8. At the same time, the court "held in abeyance”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the government's outright refusal to conduct an inquiry on its own in order to identify those persons who might have been injured by its impermissive interpretation of the statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“to determine who the injured parties are and the extent to which their injuries were caused by the government's conduct and need to be remedied.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ayuda, Inc. v. Reno
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