Jose Ramon Cardenas-Campos v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

76 F.3d 384 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Ramon CARDENAS-CAMPOS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70267. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 15, 1995. Decided Jan. 18, 1996. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and PANNER, * Senior District Judge 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Jose Ramon Cardenas-Campos (Cardenas) petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), denying a waiver of deportability under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c), and ordering him deported. After a hearing, an Immigration Judge (IJ) concluded that despite Cardenas's outstanding positive equities, a favorable exercise of discretion was unwarranted. After reviewing the record, the BIA affirmed the IJ's conclusion. 4 Cardenas argues that the BIA abused its discretion by mischaracterizing a molestation conviction as heinous, by…