Teshome Abate v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

972 F.2d 1336 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Teshome ABATE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70688. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1992. * Decided Aug. 17, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Teshome Abate, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal requesting a discretionary waiver of deportation and relief from deportation. We review the BIA's dismissal for abuse of discretion. Baires v. INS, 856 F.2d 89, 91 (9th Cir.1988). We deny the petition for review. 3 In 1987, Abate, a permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Abate appealed his conviction both to the Arizona Court of Appeals and to the Arizona Supreme Court. Upon losing in both courts, he subsequently filed…