Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Prassert Paointhara v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Prassert Paointhara v. Immigration & Naturalization Serv., 721 F.2d 651 (9th Cir. 1983)

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1983-11-16
Topic
international-arbitration

ORDER The petition for rehearing is denied. The opinion is amended as follows: Delete from opinion dated June 15, 1983, commencing at page 2823, first column, line 4 of slip op., 708 F.2d 472 at page 474, second column, line 11, the following: “Only by implication from the silences in this colloquy can it be inferred, if indeed it can be inferred at all, that petitioner, through his counsel, admitted his alienage. While we are aware of the need for dispatch in bringing deportation proceedings to a close, we *652 cannot accept inferences borne only by silence as substantial and probative evidence” and insert in its stead: “We hold that counsel’s statements were too ambiguous”

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ORDER

The petition for rehearing is denied. The opinion is amended as follows:

Delete from opinion dated June 15, 1983, commencing at page 2823, first column, line 4 of slip op., 708 F.2d 472 at page 474, second column, line 11, the following:
“Only by implication from the silences in this colloquy can it be inferred, if indeed it can be inferred at all, that petitioner, through his counsel, admitted his alienage. While we are aware of the need for dispatch in bringing deportation proceedings to a close, we *652 cannot accept inferences borne only by silence as substantial and probative evidence”
and insert in its stead:
“We hold that counsel’s statements were too ambiguous”