Legal Opinion
Clive Charles Thomas v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 23, 1994No. 91-70750, 92-70142PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge KLEINFELD; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI.
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
The main issue in this case arises from breach of a cooperation agreement. Thomas, a criminal, traded information to the United States Attorney for a promise that “the government” would not oppose his application *1335for discretionary relief from deportation. The government nevertheless did oppose his application. The Immigration and Naturalization Service argues that it was not bound by the United States Attorney’s promise. We hold that the INS was bound. The promise expressly bound the government for the particular…
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