United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of Sri Lankan petitioners' applications for asylum and related relief based on alleged persecution by the Tamil Tigers terrorist group and a special government terrorist unit is affirmed where substantial evidence supported an adverse credibility determination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/10/2006
• Decided 02/09/2007
• Published 02/09/2007

Judges

• RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge., Before KIM McLANE WARDLAW and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and RICHARD F. CEBULL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dan E. Korenberg (briefed), Orit Levit (argued), Korenberg, Abramowitz & Feldun, Sherman Oaks, CA, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Emily Anne Radford (briefed), David E. Dauenheimer (argued), Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.