Puri v. Gonzales

464 F.3d 1038 Dewan PURI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General; Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security; A. Neil Clark, Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Seattle Field Office Director, Respondents-Appellees. No. 05-36182. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 2006. Filed September 28, 2006. Daniel M. Kowalski, Austin, TX, for the petitioner-appellant. Christopher L. Pickrell, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the respondents-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV 05-01361 TSZ. Before THOMPSON, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. TASHIMA, Circuit Judge. 1 Dewan Puri ("Puri"), a native and citizen of India, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus (his second) in the district court, challenging a January 15, 1997, order of deportation, which ordered Puri deported to India. The district court dismissed Puri's petition for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to the REAL ID Act and Puri filed a timely notice of appeal. 2 We have jurisdiction under 28…