Legal Opinion

Javier Ramon Lopez-Molina v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 2, 2004No. 02-74095PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge Clifton; Dissent by Judge Tashima

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:

Javier Ramon Lopez-Molina, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a summary affirmance by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) of an order of removal entered by the immigration judge (IJ). Before addressing the merits of his petition, we must determine whether the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) divests this court of jurisdiction to review Lopez-Molina’s removal order. More specifically, we must decide whether 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C) — which bars our review…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Andres Flores-Miramontes,petitioner v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  2. Jose Encarnacion Cedano-Viera v. John D. Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Luis Alarcon-Serrano v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. Montana v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. Tariq Hamid v. U. S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Rosalina Lopez-Umanzor v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  2. Lorenzo Molina-Camacho v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  3. Dinko Ivanov Mihalev v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Manuel Chavez-Reyes v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. Marmolejo-Campos v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007

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