United States Ninth Circuit

A Nigerian national's petition for review of decisions by the BIA is granted, where: 1) collateral estoppel bound the BIA to its prior determinations relevant to the petitioner's claim for Convention Against Torture relief; and 2) the BIA abused its discretion by denying the petitioner's motion to reopen to consider significant new evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2012
• Published 03/06/2012

Judges

• Brewster

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip D. Bartz, Enitan O. Otunla