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Petitioners Informal-Opening-Brief-Form-Agency

This document is a template for a Petitioner's Informal Opening Brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. It outlines sections for jurisdiction, facts, agency proceedings, and issues for the court to review. The document requires specific information about the case, including dates, claims, and legal support.

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Petitioners Informal-Opening-Brief-Form-Agency

This document is a template for a Petitioner's Informal Opening Brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. It outlines sections for jurisdiction, facts, agency proceedings, and issues for the court to review. The document requires specific information about the case, including dates, claims, and legal support.

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

_______________________________ 9th Cir. Case No. ________________


Petitioner(s),
Agency Name ___________________
vs.
Agency Case No. ________________
_______________________________
Respondent(s).

PETITIONER’S INFORMAL OPENING BRIEF


Non-Immigration Agency
(attach additional sheets as necessary, up to a total of 50 pages including this form)

JURISDICTION. This information helps the court determine if it can review your
case.

1. Timeliness of Appeal

a. What date did the agency enter a decision? ________________________

b. What date did you file your petition for review? ____________________
9th Cir. Case No. __________________ Page 2

FACTS. Include all facts that the court needs to know to decide your case.

2. What are the facts of your case?


9th Cir. Case No. __________________ Page 3

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE AGENCY. In this section, we ask you about


what happened in your case before you filed your petition for review with the court
of appeals.

3. What did you ask the agency to do—for example, did you ask the agency to
award money damages, issue an injunction, or provide some other type of
relief?

4. What legal claim or claims did you raise with the agency?

5. What did the agency do?


9th Cir. Case No. __________________ Page 4

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT OF APPEALS. In this section, we


ask you about issues related to this case before the court of appeals and any
previous cases you have had in this court.

6. What issues are you asking the court to review in this case? What do you
think the agency did wrong?

7. Did you present all issues listed in Question 6 to the agency?


Answer yes or no: __________

If not, why not?


9th Cir. Case No. __________________ Page 5

8. What law supports your position? (You may refer to cases and statutes, but
you are not required to do so.)
9th Cir. Case No. __________________ Page 6

9. Other Pending Cases. Do you have any other cases pending in the court of
appeals? If so, give the name and docket number of each case.

10. Previous Cases. Have you filed any previous cases that have been decided by
the court of appeals? If so, give the name and docket number of each case.

__________________________________ _________________________
Name Signature
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________ _________________________
Address Date

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