Case Name: Mehran SAIDI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-10-25
Citations: 400 F. App'x 305
Docket Number: No. 08-71706
Parties: Mehran SAIDI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TALLMAN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 400
Pages: 305–305

Head Matter:
Mehran SAIDI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-71706.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 19, 2010.
Filed Oct. 25, 2010.
Albert M. Sterwerf, Esquire, Law Office of Albert M. Sterwerf, Tustin, CA, for Petitioner.
Ada Elsie Bosque, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TALLMAN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Mehran Saidi, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law. Castillo-Cruz v. Holder, 581 F.3d 1154, 1158-59 (9th Cir.2009). We grant the petition for review and remand.
The agency concluded that Saidi's conviction for violating Cal.Penal Code § 273.5(a) was for "an offense referred to in" 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2) which stopped his accrual of the seven years of continuous residence needed to be eligible for cancellation of removal relief under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a). See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(d)(l)(B). However, the agency erred in concluding that Saidi's misdemeanor conviction did not qualify for the "petty offense" exception under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II). See Cal.Penal Code § 17(b)(4); Garcia-Lopez v. Ashcroft, 334 F.3d 840, 844-46 (9th Cir.2003). We therefore remand for the agency to reconsider Saidi's eligibility for cancellation of removal.
In light of our disposition, we do not reach Saidi's remaining contentions.
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.