02/06/2012 01:33:00 PM EST
BREAKING: 9th Cir. opens prosecutorial discretion door, orders DOJ to respond
Feb. 6, 2012: In five published cases posted today a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered DOJ to "advise the court by March 19, 2012, whether the government intends to exercise prosecutorial discretion in [these cases] and, if so, the effect, if any, of the exercise of such discretion on any action to be taken by this court with regard to [these cases.]" Judge O'Scannlain dissented.
Rodriguez v. Holder
San Agustin v. Holder
Jex v. Holder
Pocasangre v. Holder
Mata-Farsado v. Holder
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