Rafael Callejas-Peralta v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

15 F.3d 1083 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rafael CALLEJAS-PERALTA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70353. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1993. Decided Jan. 11, 1994. Before: REINHARDT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and KAUFMAN, * District Judge. MEMORANDUM ** Rafael Callejas-Peralta appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") decision denying him a waiver of inadmissibility filed under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1182 (c). FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW Callejas-Peralta is a 56 year old native of Honduras who came to the United States as a lawful permanent resident on November 5, 1956. On March 14, 1986, Callejas-Peralta pleaded guilty and was convicted in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles for the sale of cocaine. Callejas-Peralta was, on March 29, 1988, served by the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS"), with an Order to Show Cause, stating that…