Doissaint

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VOLSAINT DOISSAINT, aka Dolsin  Volsin, Nos. 06-73218 Petitioner, 06-75390 v.  Agency No. MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, Attorney A72-385-953 General, OPINION Respondent.  On Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Argued and Submitted May 7, 2008—Seattle, Washington

Filed August 18, 2008

Before: Arthur L. Alarcón, Susan P. Graber, and Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Graber

10975 DOISSAINT v. MUKASEY 10977

COUNSEL

Christopher Strawn, Northwest Immigration Rights Project, Seattle, Washington, for the petitioner.

Deitz P. Lefort and Lyle D. Jentzer, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus- tice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.

OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denied Peti- tioner Volsaint Doissaint’s request for relief under the Con- vention Against Torture (“CAT”) and his motion to reopen proceedings. He petitions this court…