In the Matter of the Application of Hosaye Sakaguchi, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

April 18, 1921 - July 29, 1922

Petitioned on April 18, 1921

Filed before the US District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Seattle, Washington)

Case ID: hc.case.wa.0362

Case Summary

Sakaguchi immigrated to the U.S. from Japan to visit her husband, a resident of the U.S. for twenty-two years at the time. She was denied upon landing for contracting hookworm, and after she was treated, she was further refused admission for an accusation of becoming a public charge, that her passport was not in order, and trouble between her and her husband. Sakaguchi petitioned on the account that the accusations were false and she was refused a fair and impartial trial. Writ was denied and proceedings were dismissed, so Sakaguchi appealed to proceed to federal circuit court. The initial order was reversed and Sakaguchi was discharged from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

Immigration

Outcome

Writ denied

Fate of bound party

Order of discharge|exhibits withdrawn

Case Citation

RG21 US District Courts, Western District of Washington, Seattle, Records of the Northern Division, Case Files, 1890-1972, No. xxx

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 101 and 150 pages

Repository(s)

National Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch, Washington (Seattle, WA) (Seattle, Washington)

State

Washington

Tag(s)

Appeal

People

Sakaguchi, Hosaye (petitioner)
Sakaguchi, Hosaye (bound party)
White, Henry M. (respondent)
White, Henry M. (responding party)
Saunders, Robert C. (respondent attorney)
Kolmitz, Charlotte M. (respondent attorney)
Cushman, Edward E. (judge)
Kiefer, James (petitioner attorney)
Sakaguchi, Kyunoemon (interested party)
Additional parties

Harshberger, F.M. (Clerk;) Leitch, S.E. (Deputy Clerk;) J.S. (Referenced in Case;) Redfern (Referenced in Case;) Mason (Referenced in Case;) Hedrick (Referenced in Case;) Schlierholz (Referenced in Case;) Martin (Referenced in Case;) Haus (Referenced in Case;) Smith (Referenced in Case;) Gegiow (Referenced in Case;) Uhl (Referenced in Case;) Pazos (Referenced in Case;) Sprung (Referenced in Case;) Nakashima (Referenced in Case;) Suekichi (Referenced in Case;) Thumler, Walter E. (Notary Public;) White, Alfred T. (Bond Surety;) White, Blanche R. (Bond Surety;) Revelle, Thomas P. (U.S. Attorney;) Keen, C.L. (Clerk;) Monckton, F.D. (Clerk;) O'Brien, Paul P. (Deputy Clerk;) McCullough, F.S. (Inspector of Immigration;) Reagan, F.C. (Assistant U.S. Attorney;)