Legal Opinion
Massoud Kashefi-Zihagh v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1986No. 84-7615PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Massoud Kashefi-Zihagh petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) dismissal of his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of suspension of deportation. He also contends that the BIA erred in denying him a continuance to obtain translation of a document. At oral argument before this court, he fired his lawyer and requested a continuance. The motion to continue oral argument was denied. The petition for review is denied.
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FACTS
Kashefi-Zihagh, a native and citizen of Iran, entered the United States in 1974 as a non-immigrant visitor. In 1981…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha WangSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Miguel Tejeda-Mata v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Jorge Santana-Figueroa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Elisida Zavala-Bonilla v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Reid v. EngenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- L-O-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1996
- Stanislaw Kuciemba v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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