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ORTEGA-LOPEZ v. LYNCH

No. 13-71127.

834 F.3d 1015 (2016)

Agustin ORTEGA-LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 23, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Navid David Shamloo (argued), N. David Shamloo, Esq. , Portland, Oregon, for Petitioner.

Joanna L. Watson (argued), Trial Attorney; Ernesto H. Molina, Jr. , Senior Litigation Counsel; Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent.

Thomas Hutchins and James Feroli , Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center, Alexandria, Virginia, for Amici Curiae Thomas Hutchins, James Feroli, and Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center.

Concurrence by Judge Bea.

OPINION

Agustin Ortega-Lopez, a Mexican citizen, contends that his misdemeanor conviction for participating in cockfighting in violation of the Unlawful Animal Venture Prohibition, 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1), does not qualify as a categorical crime involving moral turpitude ("CIMT"). The Immigration Judge ("IJ") and...

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