Walter Catalan-Mendez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

29 F.3d 630 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Walter CATALAN-MENDEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70127. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 3, 1993. * Decided June 22, 1994. 1 Before: BRUNETTI, KOZINSKI and BOGGS, ** Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed petitioner's appeal from a decision of an Immigration Judge (IJ) finding him deportable for entering the United States without inspection, in violation of 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 (a)(1)(b), and denying his request for asylum and withholding of deportation. We AFFIRM the decision of the board. 4 In his pro se brief, petitioner contends that he will be persecuted on account of his political opinions in his native Guatemala because of his refusal to be inducted into the military. He further contends that he has a well-founded fear of persecution based on his political opinion. He thus seeks political…