United States Ninth Circuit

For acts of smuggling occurring after May 5, 1988, the "family member" exception to the alien smuggling provision does not apply to a spouse who was not a spouse at the time of the smuggling.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/09/2004
• Decided 01/20/2005
• Published 01/20/2005

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before:  B. FLETCHER, PRYMER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cass W. Christenson, McKenna Long & Aldridge, Washington, DC, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nicole Nardone, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.   With her on the briefs was Jamie M. Dowd.