Salway v. Gonzales

Ninth Circuit

Salway v. Gonzales

236 F. App'x 309

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

DecidedJune 6, 2007

DocketNo. 04-74441

StatusPublished

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Salway v. Gonzales, 236 F. App'x 309 (9th Cir. 2007).

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MEMORANDUM

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Dellas Salway, a native and citizen of Canada, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion, Nath v. Gonzales, 467 F.3d 1185, 1189 (9th Cir. 2006), and we grant the petition for review.

The BIA erred in determining that Sal-way’s conviction pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11378 remained valid for immigration purposes. The order from the Superior Court of San Diego states that Salway’s conviction was vacated for “good cause shown,” and the government did not establish the conviction was vacated for reasons “unrelated to the merits of the underlying criminal proceedings.” In re Pickering, 23 I. & N. Dec. 621, 624 (BIA 2003), rev’d on other grounds Pickering v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 525 (6th Cir. 2006); see Nath, 467 F.3d at 1188-89 (where the basis for the vacatur is unclear from the record, the government, not the petitioner, has the burden of proof).

PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid[311]*311ed by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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MEMORANDUM

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Dellas Salway, a native and citizen of Canada, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion, Nath v. Gonzales, 467 F.3d 1185, 1189 (9th Cir. 2006), and we grant the petition for review.

The BIA erred in determining that Sal-way’s conviction pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11378 remained valid for immigration purposes. The order from the Superior Court of San Diego states that Salway’s conviction was vacated for “good cause shown,” and the government did not establish the conviction was vacated for reasons “unrelated to the merits of the underlying criminal proceedings.” In re Pickering, 23 I. & N. Dec. 621, 624 (BIA 2003), rev’d on other grounds Pickering v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 525 (6th Cir. 2006); see Nath, 467 F.3d at 1188-89 (where the basis for the vacatur is unclear from the record, the government, not the petitioner, has the burden of proof).

PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid[311]*311ed by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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