Garabed Haroutun Zabounian v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

42 F.3d 1405 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Garabed Haroutun ZABOUNIAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70394. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 4, 1994. * Decided Nov. 30, 1994. Before: WIGGINS, KOZINSKI, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Garabed Haroutun Zabounian, an Armenian national, was found deportable by an immigration judge ("IJ") based on two drug-related convictions. The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirmed the IJ's denial of Zabounian's request for a section 212(c) waiver of inadmissibility. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a. We reverse and remand to the BIA for further consideration. FACTS 3 Zabounian entered the United States in 1976, at the age of nine. In 1987, Zabounian was convicted of "possession for sale of cocaine" in violation of Cal. Health & Safety Code Sec. 11351.5. In August 1989, the INS issued an Order to…