· 7/23/2009
Witjaksono v. Holder
Citations
- 573 F.3d 968
- 2009 WL 2192657
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding assaults didn’t amount to persecution when they didn’t “requir[e] medical attention”
- applying de novo review over a ruling on due process because a legal issue was involved
- noting materiality and outcome-alteration as “foundational principles” guiding prejudice analysis in this context
- “Witjaksono’s descriptions of the 1998 Jakarta riots and the 1999 church bombing do not mandate relief.”
- “Without a showing of past persecution, an alien must demonstrate that it is more likely than not that he will be individually persecuted in the future.”
- “It is well settled that an alien in an immigration proceeding is entitled to a reasonably complete and accurate record to facilitate appellate review. . . . ”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Baldock, Lucero, McCONNELL
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