United States Ninth Circuit

The Bureau of Immigration Appeals may not look to the strength of the relationship between a party and his stepfather who is an American citizen when denying the party's motion to reopen his case based on that relationship. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/09/2004
• Decided 06/07/2004
• Published 06/07/2004

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: D.W. NELSON, FISHER and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen W. Manning, Immigrant Law Group LLP, Portland, OR, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aviva L. Poczter, United States Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.