Domingo Villalta-Gomez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

69 F.3d 546 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Domingo VILLALTA-GOMEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70854. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 24, 1995. * Decided Nov. 1, 1995. Before: BEEZER, THOMPSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Petitioner Domingo Villalta-Gomez, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' summary dismissal of his appeal from a deportation order denying him asylum and withholding of deportation. Petitioner argues that the BIA erroneously concluded that his Notice of Appeal was not sufficiently specific and that the dismissal procedures used by the BIA violated his due process rights. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a), and we grant the petition for review. 3 Petitioner's Notice of Appeal contained only "generaliz[ations] and conclusory statement[s] about the proceedings before the…