Corazon Samadan McDonald AKA Corazon Samadan Lamb v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Opinion
Opinion
67 F.3d 307 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Corazon Samadan MCDONALD, aka Corazon Samadan Lamb, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70112. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 14, 1995. Decided Sept. 22, 1995. 1 Before: BEEZER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Corazon Samadan Lamb, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("Board") denial of her motion to reopen deportation proceedings to allow her to seek suspension of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1254 (a)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a) and deny the petition. 4 * We review Board denials of motions to reopen for abuse of discretion. INS v. Rios-Pineda, 471 U.S. 444, 449-50 (1985). Under the abuse of discretion standard, the decision of the Board "will be upheld unless it is arbitrary, irrational,…