United States First Circuit

Plaintiff's motion to reopen her Convention Against Torture (CAT) claims is denied where she waived the CAT issue by not raising it on direct appeal and, alternatively, did not establish prima facie eligibility for CAT protection.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/06/2004
• Published 10/06/2004

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen A. Laganaand Lagana & Associates on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julia Doig Wilcox, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and David M. McConnell, Deputy Director, on brief for respondent.