In re Petition for Naturalization of Konrad Garstka
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
295 F. Supp. 833 (1969)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
Konrad Garstka (plaintiff) was a Polish national who came to the United States as an immigrant. Garstka was a widowed physician, and while working at a hospital, he began a relationship with a nurse’s aide. The woman became pregnant, and after the child’s birth in 1964, the woman brough child-support proceedings against Garstka. Garstka admitted paternity of the child and consistently paid child support in accordance with the court’s order. A few years after the birth of the child, Garstka petitioned to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. The United States Naturalization Service (the agency) (defendant) opposed Garstka’s naturalization petition on the grounds that his fathering of an illegitimate child precluded a finding of good moral character as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Fox, J.)
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