VILLEGAS v. MUKASEY

No. 04-74162.

523 F.3d 984 (2008)

Gilbert Michel VILLEGAS, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Venu Alagh and Marie Johnson, Korenberg, Abramowitz & Feldun, Sherman Oaks, CA, for the petitioner.

Blair T. O'Connor, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for the respondent.

Before: CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, T.G. NELSON, and BARRY G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


HALL, Circuit Judge:

I.

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner Gilbert Michel Villegas is a citizen of Mexico with severe bipolar disorder, who was lawfully admitted to the United States. In 1996, he committed second degree robbery in violation of California Penal Code § 211. The government initiated removal proceedings because of this offense. Villegas conceded removability and sought withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture...

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