United States Ninth Circuit

A petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum and withholding of removal based on petitioner's status as a Jehovah's Witness is denied where the decision was supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence in the record.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2006
• Decided 07/13/2006
• Published 07/13/2006

Judges

• CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge., Before MARSHA S. BERZON, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert B. Jobe, Law Office of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for petitioner Zehatye.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter K. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Mark Waters, Assistant Director, Lisa M. Arnold, Senior Litigation Counsel, Timothy B. Walthall, Trial Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent Alberto R. Gonzales.