Archive for January, 2011

California lawsuit sent back to the San Francisco Superior Court

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

  I recently posted a blog about lawsuits filed in San Francisco  against unlicensed California lawyer Martin Resendez Guajardo and San Diego-based attorney Christopher Stender. One lawsuit was a class action suit filed by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and the other a civil suit filed by the City of San Francisco. According to docket reports, on December 14, 2010, Messrs. Guajardo and Stender removed the case to the federal court.  Removal jurisdiction permits a defendant to force the plaintiff to…

The pendulum swings back in the 9th Circuit ‘reversing’ Matter of Almanza-Arenas

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Nearly a year ago, I posted two blogs, this and this, about a case from the Board of Immigration Appeals, Matter of Almanza-Arenas, which reversed precedent in the Ninth Circuit regarding showing eligibility for Cancellation of Removal for Certain Permanent Residents, INA § 240A(a). This Cancellation of Removal, there are two others, allows permanent residents to keep their permanent residence status after committing removable offenses or engaging in conduct that renders one removable. To be eligible, an alien must have at…

A disappointing immigration consultation

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Instead of a written post today, I made a movie — a dramatization of a conversation I must have at least five times a week. I hope it is informative. A disappointing immigration consultation