United States Tenth Circuit

Denial of asylum application is affirmed. Petitioner failed to establish that his mistreatment at the hand of Abkhazians constituted ethnic or political persecution; one who wishes to remain neutral during a civil war cannot claim this as political opinion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/08/2004
• Published 05/17/2004

Judges

• Before SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Submitted on the briefs:  Beverly W. Oserow, Denver, CO, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael P. Lindemann, Assistant Director, and Linda S. Wernery, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.