Roberto Flores Oriza v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Opinion
Opinion
19 F.3d 28 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Flores ORIZA, Petitioner-Appellee, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent-Appellant. No. 93-55141. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 10, 1993. Decided March 9, 1994. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. 29189-AWT; A. Wallace Tashima, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") appeals the district court's judgment in favor of Roberto Flores Oriza. Mr. Oriza applied for and was granted naturalization under Sec. 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990, Public Law 101-649 ("IMMACT") as a World War II veteran of the Philippine Army. Our jurisdiction to hear this appeal is based on 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo the interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Braun v.…