MATTIS v. UNITED STATES I.N.S.

No. 83-7539.

774 F.2d 965 (1985)

Ian George MATTIS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Free, MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, Wash., for petitioner.

Marshall Tamor Golding, Thomas W. Hussey, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before FARRIS, ALARCON, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Ian Mattis petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (hereinafter BIA) denial of his motion to reopen deportation proceedings to apply for adjustment of status under 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a). Mattis contends that the BIA abused its discretion in: (1) concluding that he failed to make a prima facie case of extreme hardship to his United States citizen wife under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h); and (2) denying his motion to reopen to...

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