J. Jesus Raya-Baez v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

972 F.2d 1341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. J. Jesus RAYA-BAEZ, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70692. 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 J. Jesus Raya-Baez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge's order denying his application for discretionary relief from deportation. Specifically, Raya-Baez maintains that the time he spent in the United States prior to being admitted as a permanent resident should be credited toward the seven years of "lawful unrelinquished domicile" required for relief under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105 (a). We deny Raya-Baez's petition…