Court Opinion

ID: 9651136
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 16:08:47.938794+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:12:30.569261
License: Public Domain

On Petition for Rehearing.
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
The petition for rehearing stresses the point that the majority and concurring opinions in this case state that there is “evidence” and that there is “some evidence” which supports the order of deportation. The implication is that these terms were used as including a mere scintilla of evidence.
Federal courts do not regard a mere scintilla of evidence as effective for any purpose, and it is my understanding that in using the word “evidence” the idea of the mere scintilla was never considered.
Where there is evidence, more than a scintilla and not unbelievable upon its face, the administrative head must resolve the doubts as to its credibility. Upon this rule we have determined appeals in habeas corpus proceedings and reviews from administrative orders without regard to our own views as to the fact finder’s discretionary conclusions.
The advisability of liberalizing this rule is currently the subject of much discussion, but whatever the ultimate action may be upon such issue of policy by those having the power to change it, it is clear to me that this intermediary court must adhere to the rule as it presently exists. We cannot make fish of one administrative order and fowl of another. Therefore, I vote to deny the petition for rehearing.