United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's application for asylum is reversed where her credible testimony compels a finding of past persecution and defendant failed to rebut the presumption of a well-founded fear of future persecution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2003
• Decided 09/22/2004
• Published 09/22/2004

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before HUG, B. FLETCHER, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathrin S. Mautino, Mautino & Mautino, San Diego, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Luis E. Perez, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.