United States Ninth Circuit

Removal of a legal permanent resident convicted of bank fraud was improper, where a plea agreement established that the conviction caused a loss to the fraud victim well below the statutory threshold of an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(43)(M)(i).

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2002
• Decided 10/11/2002
• Published 10/11/2002

Judges

• Before D.W. NELSON, THOMPSON and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederick P.S. Whang (argued), Whang & Grotz, Seattle, WA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel C. Goldman (argued), United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Appearances only by John McKay, United States Attorney, Western District of Washington;  Christopher L. Pickrell, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the respondent-appellee.