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· 7/19/1991

Pena v. Thornburgh

Citations

  • 770 F. Supp. 1153
  • 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18852
  • 1991 WL 157494

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • a Mariel Cuban’s detention “is an administrative not a criminal proceeding, thus, the Sixth Amendment does not apply”
  • a Mariel detainee “is entitled to only the due process which Congress has provided to him”

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Judges: Paul N. Brown

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