Legal Opinion

Kattra v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 10, 2009No. 05-70387Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Boutros Albert Kattra (“Kattra”), a native and citizen of Lebanon, asks us to review the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) decision denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review denials of motions to reopen under an abuse of discretion standard. Singh v. INS, 295 F.3d 1037, 1039 (9th Cir.2002) (citing Sharma v. INS, 89 F.3d 545, 547 (9th Cir.1996)). Reversal is only appropriate where the BIA’s denial of the motion to reopen is “arbitrary, irrational, or contrary to law.” Id. (citing Ahwazi v. INS, 751 F.2d…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
  2. Ranjit Singh v. Immigration and Naturalization ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  3. Khosrow Gharib Rashtabadi v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. Vikesh Datt SHARMA; Vijanti Devi Sharma, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  5. Karim Heydari Ahwazi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, David Marshall Sahabandu v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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