Case Name: Marco Antonio GONZALES-NEYRA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1998-01-06
Citations: 133 F.3d 726
Docket Number: No. 96-70467
Parties: Marco Antonio GONZALES-NEYRA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 133
Pages: 726–726

Head Matter:
Marco Antonio GONZALES-NEYRA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.
No. 96-70467.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Jan. 6, 1998.

Opinion:
ORDER
The opinion filed on September 15, 1997 [122 F.3d 1293] is amended as follows:
The sentence at page 12060, lines 9-13 [122 F.3d at 1296], which reads:
"Because we conclude that Gonzales-Neyra established past persecution on account of his political opinion, we also hold that he was entitled to a rebuttable presumption that he had a well-founded fear that he would be similarly persecuted in the future."
is replaced by:
"Regardless of whether Gonzales-Neyra established past persecution on account of his political opinion, he established a well-founded fear of future persecution."
The Petition for Rehearing is denied.