United States Ninth Circuit

Immigration judge's notice of inconsistencies in petitioner's asylum claim is not sufficient for an adverse credibility finding and thus, judge cannot require petititioner to obtain documentary evidence to support his claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/2000
• Decided 11/21/2000
• Published 11/21/2000

Judges

• DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  D.W. NELSON, THOMPSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deborah L. Smith,Simmons, Ungar, Helbush, Steinberg & Bright, San Francisco, California, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cindy S. Ferrier, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.