United States Ninth Circuit

Where an asylum applicant's testimony consists of hearsay evidence, the statements by the out-of-court declarant may be accorded less weight by a trier of fact when weighed against nonhearsay evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/02/2004
• Decided 07/21/2006
• Published 07/21/2006

Judges

• Before HARRY PREGERSON, ROBERT R. BEEZER, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph S. Porta, Law Offices of Cohen & Kim, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner., Laura A. Wytsma, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Amici Curiae Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, Human Rights First, Jubilee Campaign USA, and Public Counsel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel D. McClain, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, for the respondent.