28 Cited authorities

Landis v. North American Co.
299 U.S. 248 (1936) Cited 8,338 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"
United States v. Kordel
397 U.S. 1 (1970) Cited 764 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding the United States Food and Drug Administration's routine investigation was not done solely to obtain evidence supporting criminal charges
Fedorenko v. United States
449 U.S. 490 (1981) Cited 456 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the Government carries a heavy burden of proof in a proceeding to divest a naturalized citizen of his citizenship" because "loss [of citizenship] can have severe and unsettling consequences"
Berenyi v. Immigration Director
385 U.S. 630 (1967) Cited 324 times
Holding that “doubts” as to an applicant's eligibility to become a U.S. citizen “should be resolved in favor of the United States and against the claimant”
Bureerong v. Uvawas
922 F. Supp. 1450 (C.D. Cal. 1996) Cited 394 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a Rule 12(e) motion must attack the unintelligibility of a pleading, not merely the lack of detail
Securities Exch. Com'n v. Dresser Indus
628 F.2d 1368 (D.C. Cir. 1980) Cited 621 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding Rule 6(e) inapplicable to documents that "were created [by a Corporation] for [an] independent corporate purpose" even though government agency subpoenaed the documents while grand jury investigation was being conducted
Johnson v. Eisentrager
339 U.S. 763 (1950) Cited 332 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that aliens detained on a U.S. military base outside sovereign U.S. territory have no due process rights
Walsh Securities v. Cristo Propery Management
7 F. Supp. 2d 523 (D.N.J. 1998) Cited 163 times
Finding a stay of discovery was appropriate where the “Government [] expressed concern that interrogatory and deposition discovery in this matter could harm its investigation by disclosing testimony of potential government witnesses in the criminal action”
Microfinancial v. Premier Holidays Intern
385 F.3d 72 (1st Cir. 2004) Cited 125 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that district court properly acted within its discretion to deny a motion to stay where the movant "failed to provide the court with any indication that an indictment was imminent"
Campbell v. Eastland
307 F.2d 478 (5th Cir. 1962) Cited 286 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that allowing civil discovery during a criminal investigation would create "an open invitation to [parties] under criminal investigation to subvert the civil rules into a device for obtaining pre-trial discovery against the Government in criminal proceedings"
Rule 28 - Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
Fed. R. Civ. P. 28 Cited 18,422 times 7 Legal Analyses
Requiring appellant's argument to contain citations to authorities
Section 1101 - Definitions
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,426 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status
Section 1427 - Requirements of naturalization
8 U.S.C. § 1427 Cited 935 times 2 Legal Analyses
Requiring that an applicant for naturalization have good moral character
Section 1451 - Revocation of naturalization
8 U.S.C. § 1451 Cited 580 times 5 Legal Analyses
Empowering the government to "institute proceedings in any district court of the United States in the judicial district in which the naturalized citizen may reside ... for the purpose of revoking and setting aside the order admitting such person to citizenship"
Section 316.10 - Good moral character
8 C.F.R. § 316.10 Cited 360 times 4 Legal Analyses
Directing that "good moral character" be evaluated "on a case-by-case basis"

Muntasser v. Ridge et al

28 Cited authorities

Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"

Holding the United States Food and Drug Administration's routine investigation was not done solely to obtain evidence supporting criminal charges

Holding that "the Government carries a heavy burden of proof in a proceeding to divest a naturalized citizen of his citizenship" because "loss [of citizenship] can have severe and unsettling consequences"

Holding that “doubts” as to an applicant's eligibility to become a U.S. citizen “should be resolved in favor of the United States and against the claimant”

Holding that a Rule 12(e) motion must attack the unintelligibility of a pleading, not merely the lack of detail

Holding Rule 6(e) inapplicable to documents that "were created [by a Corporation] for [an] independent corporate purpose" even though government agency subpoenaed the documents while grand jury investigation was being conducted

Holding that aliens detained on a U.S. military base outside sovereign U.S. territory have no due process rights

Finding a stay of discovery was appropriate where the “Government [] expressed concern that interrogatory and deposition discovery in this matter could harm its investigation by disclosing testimony of potential government witnesses in the criminal action”

Holding that district court properly acted within its discretion to deny a motion to stay where the movant "failed to provide the court with any indication that an indictment was imminent"

Holding that allowing civil discovery during a criminal investigation would create "an open invitation to [parties] under criminal investigation to subvert the civil rules into a device for obtaining pre-trial discovery against the Government in criminal proceedings"

Requiring appellant's argument to contain citations to authorities

Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

Requiring that an applicant for naturalization have good moral character

Empowering the government to "institute proceedings in any district court of the United States in the judicial district in which the naturalized citizen may reside ... for the purpose of revoking and setting aside the order admitting such person to citizenship"

Directing that "good moral character" be evaluated "on a case-by-case basis"