Legal Opinion
Saul Martinez v. Janet Napolitano
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 3, 2012No. 10-56023PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURGUIA, Circuit Judge:
Saul Martinez, a citizen of Guatemala, filed an action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging that the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision to deny his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) was arbitrary and capricious and therefore in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.
I.Background and Procedural History
The following facts are taken from Martinez’s…
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