Paez-Smith v. Barr

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS F | L E D

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SEP 16 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS KARINA PAEZ-SMITH, No. 18-71679 Petitioner, Agency No. A098-950-454

J FILED ORDER Sep 16, 2019 WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, ———— CAED Case No.

Before: WARDLAW, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges. We find that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to petitioner’s claim of United States citizenship. Thus, we grant the motion to transfer the proceedings to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California for a de novo review of petitioner’s citizenship claim (Docket Entry No. 23). See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(5)(B); Agosto v. INS, 436 U.S. 748, 761 (1978); Chau v. INS, 247 F.3d 1026, 1032 (9th Cir. 2001). We hold this petition for review in abeyance pending the district court’s determination.

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