LEDEZMA-COSINO v. LYNCH

No. 12-73289.

819 F.3d 1070 (2016)

Salomon LEDEZMA-COSINO, aka Cocino Soloman Ledesma, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nora E. Milner (argued), Milner & Markee, LLP, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner.

Lisa M. Damiano (argued), Stuart F. Delery , Benjamin C. Mizer , and Terri J. Scadron , United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington D.C., for Respondent.

Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge CLIFTON.


OPINION

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) determined that Petitioner Salomon Ledezma-Cosino was not eligible for cancellation of removal or voluntary departure because, under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f)(1), as a "habitual drunkard" — that is, a person with chronic alcoholism — he inherently lacked...

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