No. 18-9618

Rafael Mata-Jimenez v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: ambiguous-record burden-of-proof categorical-approach deportation immigration-law modified-categorical-approach noncitizen-status record-of-conviction relief-from-removal removal-proceedings
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal conviction bars a noncitizen from applying for relief from removal when the record of conviction is merely ambiguous as to whether it corresponds to an offense listed in the Immigration and Nationality Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Rafael Mata-Jimenez
Jami Lynn FerraraLaw Office of Jami L. Ferrara, Petitioner
Jami Lynn FerraraLaw Office of Jami L. Ferrara, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent