Jose Victor Albert v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

65 F.3d 174 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jose Victor ALBERT, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70076. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 16, 1995. * Decided Aug. 21, 1995. Before: SNEED, KOZINSKI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Although Albert recounts having his life threatened by men allegedly from the New People's Army, a communist guerrilla group of some notoriety in the Philippins, he has not established that any such danger is the result of his "race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion." 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1101 (a)(42), 1253(h). 3 By his own account, Albert's troubles stem from what is essentially a commercial dispute: His mother's tenants refuse to pay rent because they claim the NPA has taken over her properties. Albert alleges no differences with the NPA (or anyone else) relating to race, religion, nationality, group…