Olga Paniagua-Mendieta v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

24 F.3d 248 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Olga PANIAGUA-MENDIETA, Petitioner, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70716. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 15, 1994. Decided May 6, 1994. Before: CHOY, REINHARDT and LEAVY, Circuit Judges: 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Olga Paniagua-Mendieta (Paniagua), a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying her motion to reopen. We grant the petition and remand to the Board. 3 Olga Paniagua-Mendieta is a 43 year-old native of Mexico. Since a childhood bout with rheumatic fever, she has suffered from a heart condition which has gotten progressively worse. In 1975, Paniagua's mother, who lives in San Francisco and is now a United States citizen, decided that she "had to bring her from Mexico because she's always suffered from illnesses." (AR 258). Paniagua's mother made arrangements for her to obtain…