Yu-Ling Teng v. District Director

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Plaintiff, a naturalized citizen, appealed the district court's dismissal of her petition to change the birthday listed on her certificate of naturalization. Because the date of birth on plaintiff's naturalization certificate does not match the date of birth on file with the Social Security Administration, California has not allowed plaintiff to renew her state driver’s license. The court held that, although it is sympathetic to plaintiff's situation, federal courts lack jurisdiction to amend agency-issued naturalization certificates. The court noted that, until 1991, courts had exclusive jurisdiction to naturalize persons as citizens of the United States. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "Yu-Ling Teng v. District Director" on Justia Law