Roberto Soto-Bermudez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

8 F.3d 29 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Roberto SOTO-BERMUDEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-702008. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 8, 1993. * Decided Oct. 13, 1993. 1 Before: HALL, RYMER, Circuit Judges; FITZGERALD, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Roberto Soto-Bermudez (Soto) petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) order affirming the immigration judge's (IJ) denial of his application for discretionary relief from deportation under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). 4 An alien whose record reflects a "pattern of serious criminal activity" must show outstanding equities before the IJ or the BIA may consider exercising its discretion to waive deportation. Ayala-Chavez v. USINS, 944 F.2d 638, 641 (9th Cir.1991). The BIA did not err in imposing this higher standard on Soto whose criminal record includes a series…