Legal Opinion
Tomas Alejandro Mendez-Alcaraz v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2006No. 04-74268PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
The BIA correctly dismissed as untimely Mendez-Alearaz’s motion to reconsider.
Facts
Mendez-Alcaraz, an alien with lawful permanent residence status, pleaded guilty in 1996 to sexual abuse of a minor.1 He was sentenced to 75 months in prison and 120 months of “post-prison supervision.” He spent three years in a juvenile detention facility and another three in a state prison. When his imprisonment for sexual abuse of a minor ended, the INS took Mendez-Alcaraz into its custody and sought removal based on the conviction.2 Mendez-Alcaraz conceded removability, designated…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Oscar Socop-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Pedro Velasco-MedinaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Rivera v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Lanferman v. Board of Immigration AppealsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Johnson v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Saavedra-Figueroa v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Atighi v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
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