SHEIKH v. GONZALES

No. 04-2567.

427 F.3d 1077 (2005)

Abubakar Aweis SHEIKH, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riddhi Jani, argued, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Herbert A. Igbanugo on the brief), for appellant.

Barry Pettinato, argued, Washington, D.C (Peter D. Keisler, Emily Anne Radford, and Keith I. Bernstein on the brief), for appellee.

Before RILEY, BRIGHT, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Abubakar Aweis Sheikh (Sheikh), a native and citizen of Somalia, petitions for review of a final order of removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming, without opinion, the immigration judge's (IJ) decision denying Sheikh's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Sheikh contends the IJ (1) erred in finding Sheikh not credible, (2) abused her discretion in denying Sheikh...

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