Court of Appeals for the First Circuit August 16, 2000, 99-1429 (Mattis v. Reno)

United States Court of Appeals

For the First Circuit

No. 99-1429

DWIGHT W. MATTIS,

Petitioner, Appellant,

v.

JANET RENO, ATTORNEY GENERAL

OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL.,

Respondents, Appellees.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. William G. Young, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Boudin, Stahl, and Lynch,

Circuit Judges.

Christopher J.