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in g e rp r in tin g r e q u ir e m e n t. See C uiv. Mukasey , 53 8 F . 3d 12 89 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 8 ) ; Karap et

yan v. Mukasey , 543 F . 3d 1118 ( 9th C i r . 2008) . A s i n C ui , the evi dence here w as “ vi t al t o the succ es s of [ L em us’ s] pet i t i on s. ” C ui , 53 8 F . 3d at 1 2 9 2 - 9 3 . G r a n tin g ac o n tin u a n c e w o u ldn o t h a v e r e s u lte din a n yc o g n iz ab le in c o n v e n ie n c e to th e c o u rt o rto th e g o v e rn m e n t. Se e i d. a t1295. T he a f t e rnoon of O c t obe r18, 2005, ha d a l r e a dybe e n r e s e rve d f orL e m us - G onz a l e z ’ s m e r i t s he a r i ng,

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w e r e of no he l p. F urthe r , he ra tt orne ye xpl a i ne d tha the ha d f a i l e d t o t e l l L e m us she nee ded t o sub m i ther f i ng erpri nt s. F i nal l y, L em us, w ho di d sub m i tse vera l othe rdoc um e nt s s ubs t a nt i a t i ng he ri de nt i ty , e xpl a i ne d tha ts he w a s ne rvous a nd ( lik e C u i) f

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orthe I Jt o de ny L e m us ac ont i nua nc e t o s ubm i the rf i nge rpr i nt s , a nd s o i tw a s a l s o a n abus e of d is c r e tio n to d e n yh e rc la im s f o rr e lie f o u tr ig h t o n th e b a s is o f h e rf a ilu r e to d o s o . W e g ran tL em u s’ s p et i t i o n an drem an dfo r fu rth er p ro ceed i n g s. GR AN T a n dR E MAND .