United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for review of the BIA's order denying Petitioner a continuance of removal proceedings pending his appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office of the denial of his I-140 visa application, the petition is granted, where the BIA abused its discretion by denying the continuance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/08/2009
• Decided 06/24/2009
• Published 06/24/2009

Judges

• THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before: HARRY PREGERSON and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and JEREMY D. FOGEL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jesse A. Cripps, Jr., and Matthew D. Taggart, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nairi M. Simonian, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.