Legal Opinion
Christopher John Dillingham v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2001No. 97-71038PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge B. FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we consider whether an alien’s right to equal protection is violated if, in the course of removal proceedings, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) refuses to recognize the effects of a British expungement1 statute *1001on a simple drug possession offense that would have qualified for federal first offender treatment had it occurred in the United States. The petitioner in this case, Christopher John Dillingham, is a 37 year-old native and citizen of Great Britain. He entered the…
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