Paula Gouveia v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

70 F.3d 1278 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Paula GOUVEIA, Petitioner v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70512. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted * Nov. 13, 1995. Decided Nov. 17, 1995. 1 Before: HALL and JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges, and SHUBB, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 The petitioner seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her application for a waiver of deportation under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1182 (c) on the basis that Gouveia is an alien deportable for crimes of moral turpitude. Gouveia appeals, arguing that the BIA abused its discretion by failing to take proper account of the equities in her favor, and by making a decision without rational basis. We find no merit in either contention and affirm. 4 A decision to waive an order of deportation under section 1182(c) is appropriate when the BIA in its discretion finds that the equities presented by the…