Monthly Archives: February 2022


Carlos Chavez Lobaton v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 11 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CARLOS MANUEL CHAVEZ LOBATON, No. 15-73902 AKA Carlos Manuel Chavez-Lobatos, Agency No. A088-882-773 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM* MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review […]


Alba Tobar-De Esteban v. Merrick Garland

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 11 2022 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ALBA NOEMI TOBAR-DE ESTEBAN; No. 18-71020 et al., Agency Nos. A208-565-022 Petitioners, A208-565-023 A208-565-024 v. A208-565-025 MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, MEMORANDUM* Respondent. On Petition for […]


Whitlock v. United States Department of Homeland Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LARRY EUGENE WHITLOCK, Plaintiff–Petitioner, v. No. 21-cv-807 (DLF) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al., Defendants–Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION Larry Eugene Whitlock brings this suit—a petition for a writ of mandamus and a complaint under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA)—to compel the […]


United States v. Rodriguez-Flores

Case: 21-40277 Document: 00516199497 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/11/2022 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 21-40277 February 11, 2022 consolidated with Lyle W. Cayce 21-40275 Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Josue David Rodriguez-Flores, Defendant—Appellant. Appeals from […]


Doe v. Mayorkas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JANE DOE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-2521 (JDB) ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Jane Doe is a Honduran national who came to the United States in 2015 at the age of […]


Casimiro Guzman v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 11 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CASIMIRO GUZMAN, AKA Romeo No. 15-73743 Maldonado, Agency No. A088-892-267 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM* MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order […]


Xuming Zhang v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 11 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT XUMING ZHANG, No. 20-73556 Petitioner, Agency No. A072-765-901 v. MEMORANDUM* MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board […]