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· 8/7/1997

Federal Case

Citations

  • 120 F.3d 437
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 21117

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that clearly erroneous standard of review is “more deferential with respect to determinations about the credibility of witnesses”
  • holding that United states Attorney could not bind Immigration and Naturalization Service without express authorization from that agency
  • holding that an AUSA cannot bind DHS in future immigration proceedings absent DHS’s con- sent
  • explaining that the clearly erroneous standard of review “is more deferential with respect to determinations about the credibility of witnesses,” particularly “when the district court’s decision is based on testimony that is coherent and plausible”
  • \[A] promise made by the United States Attorney's Office relating to deportation does not bind the INS without explicit authority from the INS. \ (emphasis added)

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