Case Summary

Jow Mun Fuey petitioned on the account that he was illegally detained and sent for deportation by Immigrant Commissioner Luther Weedin and Chinese Inspector M.C. Farris and claimed that said detainment and deportation was illegal. Petition was granted, but writ was dismissed and Jow Mun Fuey was deported.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Immigration

Sites of significance

• U.S. Immigration Station (Seattle, Washington)

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody|deported

Case Citation

RG21 US District Courts, Western District of Washington, Seattle, Records of the Northern Division, Case Files, 1890-1972, No. 6453

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Washington

Tag(s)

• Deportation

People

• Jow, Mun Fuey (petitioner)
• Jow, Mun Fuey (bound party)
• Landon, Daniel (petitioner attorney)
• Cushman, Edward E. (judge)
• Houser, Paul W. (petitioner attorney)
• Weedin, Luther (respondent)
• Weedin, Luther (responding party)
• Weedin, Luther (authority ordering detention)
• Revelle, Thomas P. (respondent attorney)
• Faulkner, Judson F. (respondent attorney)

• Additional parties

  Harshberger, F.M. (Clerk;) Leitch, S.E. (Deputy Clerk;) Manning, Leeta D. (Notary Public;) Gaskill, E. E. (Deputy Clerk;) Farris, M.C. (U.S. Chinese Inspector;)