Legal Opinion
Raymoundo Montilla BERNAL, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1998No. 97-70008PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
On October 19, 1984, Raymoundo Montilla Bernal immigrated to the United States, representing himself to be the unmarried son of a lawful permanent resident alien. As it turned out, however, Mr. Bernal had previously married Girlie M. Marty, a citizen of the Philippines, in a civil ceremony in the Philippines on November 16, 1980. The ceremony was performed by the Municipal May- or of Subic. The marriage was attended by the couple’s parents and was witnessed by them. It was also recorded in the municipal registry of the city of Subic.
On November 20,1989, Mr.…
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