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r ontof the I J , the B I A w a s notr e qui r e d t o rul e on i t . M a tt e rof Ji m enez -S ant i l l ano, 21 I& N D ec . 56 7, 57 0 n . 2 (B IA 19 96 ). W e there fore consi der th is a r g u m e n t w a iv e d . 3 c onc l ude d tha tS i ngh’ s or i gi na l a s y l um appl i c a t i on w a s de e m e d aba ndone d a nd S in g h w a s o r d e r e d r e m o v e d to I n d ia . S in g h ap p e a le d to th e B I A , a r g u in g th a t h e w a s d e n ie d f u ll a n d f a ir pr oc e e di ngs be c aus e the or i gi na l he a r i ng— i n w hi c h he di d notappe a r— w a s not re corded. H e a l so ar gu ed thatthe D H S coul d n oti ni t i at e new proceedi ng s bas ed on the sa m e f

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w ith o u t e x p r e s s in g d is a g r e e m e n t w ith a n yp a rt o f th e I J 's d e c is io n , th e B I A a d o p ts the IJ ' s dec i si on i n i t s e nt i re ty. A bebe v. G on za l es , 43 2 F . 3d 10 37 , 10 40 (9th C i r. 20 05 ) ( en banc). I. S i ng h h as fa i l ed t o sho w thathe w as prej ud i ce d i n any w ayby the l ac k o f a tr a ns c r i pta tthe J a nua ry2004 he a r i ng. H i s c hi e f a r gum e nti s tha the ha s no w a y of know i ng w he the rthe I - 140 doc um e ntw a s pr e vi ous l ys ubm i tt e d a nd r e j e c t e d bythe I J . A b s e n t, a t th e v e ryle a s t, s o m e p lau s ib le r e a s o n to th in kth e d o c u m e n t h a d in fa ctbeen subm i tt ed, there i s no p re j ud i ce t o S i ng h. T o the contrary , the IJre po rt ed th a t th e o n lyd o c u m e n ts s h e h a d b e f o r e h e ra t th e f

ir s t h e a r in g w e r e th e N o tic e to A ppe a ra nd S i ngh’ s a s y l um appl i c a t i on. I f s he ha d c ons i de r e d a nd r e j e c t e d the I - 1 4 0 f o rm , s h e w o u ld h a v e b e e n r e q u ir e d to e n te rit in th e r e c o r d a s e v id e n c e . II . S i ngh ha s notc ont e s t e d a ny of the s i gni f

i c a ntf a c t s c ont a i ne d i n the I - 140 do cum entw hi ch w as kepton fi l e w i th the D H S . T he nam e on the fi l e w as i dent i ca l t o S i ng h' s and i tw as si gn ed by hi s e m pl oyeron hi s behal f three ye ar s earl i eri n o rdert o h elp S i ng h o bt ai n p erm anentre si dentst atus. T he do cum entw as n o t p r e p a r e d in c o n te m p la tio n o f litig a tio n .5

W e ha ve he l d tha t“ na m e i de nt i tya l one i s s uf f i c i e ntt o pr ove i de nt i tyof p e r s o n s i n th e ab s e n c e o f p r o b a t i v e r e b u tt a l e v i d e n c e . ” Co r o n a - Pa l o me r av . I N S, 661 F . 2d 814, 817 ( 9th C i r . 1981) . T he I - 140 f orm w a s s uf

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r o m th is c o u rt. S i ngh’ s r e l i a nc e on R a m on- S e pul ve dav. I N S , 824 F . 2d 749 ( 9th C i r . 1987) i s i nappos i t e . I n R a m on- S e pul ve daw e he l d tha tr e s j udi c a t aba rr e d the I m m ig r a tio n a n dN a tu r a liz a tio n S e rv ic e ( “I N S ” ) f r o m b r in g in g an e w N o tic e to A p p e a rw h e r e w e h a d a lr e a d yru le d th a t th e I N S c o u ld n o t r e o p e n p r o c e e d in g s to a dm i tabi rth c e rt i f

i c a t e w hi c h w a s notne w l ydi s c ove r e d. I d. a t750- 51. H e r e , the I Je xpr e s s l yl e f

tope n the pos s i bi l i tytha tne w r e m ova l pr oc e e di ngs c oul d be i ni t i at ed by t erm i nat i ng the ca se w i thout prej ud i ce . S i ng h h as no t“ show n thatan is s u e in v o lv e d in th e p r e s e n t a c tio n w a s f in a llya n d c o n c lu s iv e lyr e s o lv e d in h is6

fa vo r. ” F ernh off v. T ahoe R egi on al P l anni ng A gency, 80 3 F . 2d 97 9, 98 6 (9th C i r. 1 9 8 6 ) . P E T I T I ON DE NI E D.