My point being, shouldn’t focus of the briefs that Elliot’s lawyers filed been more finely tuned to making their argument that Cruz is a naturalized citizen, thereby leaving the court with the only conclusion that Cruz is not a Constitutional art. 1 ‘natural born’ citizen?
I agree with that. However, from news reports, it appears that Pellegrini does not see "naturalized" and "natural born" as mutually exclusive. Unless you know he is of that mind to begin with, you wouldn't find the case law or other resource that sets out the principle that "naturalized" and "natural born" are mutually exclusive.