Legal Opinion
Uthayarosa Paramasamy v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2002No. 01-70584PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Cookie cutter credibility findings are the antithesis of the individualized determination required in asylum cases. The integrity of the adjudicative process depends on judges reviewing each case on its merits. That integrity is called into question when boilerplate findings masquerade as individualized credibility determinations. Regrettably we have such a case here.
Uthayarosa Paramasamy, a young Tamil woman from Sri Lanka, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”). The Board denied Paramasamy’s application for asylum and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Farid Faham Gamal Ghaly v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Noemi GARROVILLAS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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