Petitioners Informal Opening Brief Non-Immigration Agency

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT 9th Cir. Case No. Petitioner(s), Agency Name vs. Agency Case No. Respondent(s). PETITIONER222S 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? American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 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? American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 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 do227for 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? American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 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? American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 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.) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 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 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com