United States Ninth Circuit

Japanese natives' petitions for review of removal orders are denied in part and granted in part where: 1) for purposes of constituting a removable offense, petitioner-husband's conviction for subscribing to a false statement on a tax return qualified as an "aggravated felony" under the relevant immigration laws; 2) however, petitioner-wife's conviction for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return did not qualify as such; and 3) there was no error in denying husband's motion to reopen as untimely.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/08/2007
• Decided 09/18/2007
• Published 09/18/2007

Judges

• Before DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, EDWARD LEAVY, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Judith L. Wood, Law Offices of Judith L. Wood, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the Petitioner, and filed briefs; Todd Beacraft, Law Offices of Judith L. Wood, Los Angeles, CA, was on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy Freedman, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the Respondents; Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, M. JocelynLopez Wright, Assistant Director, and James A. Hunolt, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, were on the brief.