Robert Taylor v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

24 F.3d 249 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert TAYLOR, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70489. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 11, 1994. * Decided May 13, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Taylor, a native and citizen of Canada, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of Taylor's request for a waiver of deportation under section 212(c), 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1182 (c). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a. We deny the petition. 3 Section 212(c) permits the Attorney General to grant discretionary relief from deportation to lawful permanent residents who meet the statute's seven year residence requirement. See 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1182 (c). In deciding whether to grant section 212(c) relief, the IJ must balance the adverse factors…