United States Ninth Circuit

Petition for review of an order denying plaintiff's motion to reopen deportation proceedings is denied where the IJ did not abuse his discretion by denying the motion to reopen based on plaintiff's failure to satisfy Lozada's important affidavit requirement. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/13/2003
• Decided 11/12/2003
• Published 02/12/2004

Judges

• WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge., Before WALLACE, HALL, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bert M. Vega, Vallejo, California, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leslie Cayer Ohta and Arthur L. Rabin, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.