95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6986, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,976 Saksit Nakaranurack v. United States of America, Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service, District Director, Ruth Ann Meyers, Officer in Charge of the Las Vegas Office, Arthur E. Strapp

68 F.3d 290 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6986 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,976 Saksit NAKARANURACK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Department of Justice; Immigration and Naturalization Service, District Director, Ruth Ann Meyers, Officer in Charge of the Las Vegas Office, Arthur E. Strapp, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-16531. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 1995. Decided Sept. 5, 1995. Xavier Gonzales, Las Vegas, NV, for petitioner-appellant. Francesco Isgro, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondents-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before: HALL, WIGGINS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case we are called upon to determine whether a district court properly dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed by a resident alien seeking review of the denial of his request for discretionary relief from deportation. For the reasons which follow, we conclude that the district court had jurisdiction to entertain the petition. Accordingly, we…