United States Ninth Circuit

An Immigration Judge (IJ) failed to make individualized adverse credibility findings, where the IJ focused on demeanor observations that were worded identically to findings in two other opinions issued by the judge in the same week.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2002
• Decided 07/16/2002
• Published 07/16/2002

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:, Before: BRUNETTI, TROTT, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carol L. Edward and Eric P. Lin, Law Offices of Carol L. Edward, Seattle, WA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• James A. Hunolt and Barry Pettinato, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.