Legal Opinion

Jose Ortiz-Fletes v. Jefferson Sessions

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 20, 2017No. 14-73372Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Jesus Ortiz-Fletes, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s denial of his applications for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Vilchez v. Holder, 682 F.3d 1195, 1198 (9th Cir. 2012), and review for substantial evidence the denial of CAT relief, Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny in part and dismiss in part the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Samuel Martinez-Serrano v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2252, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3751 Saideh Fisher, AKA Saideh Hassib-Tehrani Kian Hosseini Lavasani v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  3. Todor Krumov Simeonov v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Silaya v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. Tijani v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API