Legal Opinion

Norma Sy Obitz v. District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 15, 1980No. 78-2043PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Norma Sy Obitz seeks review of the denial of her motion to reopen deportation proceedings to allow her to apply for adjustment of status to that of permanent resident alien. Obitz had filed a previous motion to reopen, which was denied by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Obitz now alleges changed circumstances because a visa petition filed on her behalf by her United States citizen spouse has been approved by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service).

Obitz’s petition to reopen her deportation hearings establishes her statutory eligibility for relief under…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Giuseppe Marino v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  2. Erodina Urbano De Malaluan v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  3. Jong Ha Wang and Kyung Hwa Wang v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  4. Dong Hyung Lee v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  5. Allan Gordon Armstrong v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Karim Heydari Ahwazi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, David Marshall Sahabandu v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. Imelda Napuli Israel v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8182, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,076 Domingo Guevara Caruncho Susan Baylon Caruncho Sir Jason Baylon Caruncho Ser Nelson Baylon Caruncho Richardson Baylon Caruncho v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Sir Jason Baylon Caruncho v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  4. REYESBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1982
  5. Mohammad Ebrahim Riasati v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984

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