Legal Opinion
Manuel Lopez-Castellanos v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2006No. 01-71848PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Manuel Lopez-Castellanos petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding him ineligible for relief under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 240A(b), 8 U.S.C. § 1229b. We deny relief.
I
Lopez-Castellanos entered the United States illegally in 1978 and has resided here continuously since that time. On October 21, 1988, he pled guilty to one count of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, in violation of California Penal Code § 288(a).
At the time of his conviction, this act was not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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- Alfonso Aragon-Ayon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Juan Tafolla Ramirez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Martin Noe Moran v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Michael Herbert Becker v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
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