Flores-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-60271
MARIO ALBERTO FLORES-GONZALEZ,
Petitioner,
versus
JOHN ASHCROFT,
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A34-609-635
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March 7, 2002
Before REAVLEY, WIENER, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Mario Alberto Flores-Gonzalez petitions for review of an
order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) holding that
Flores-Gonzalez’s state conviction for felony driving while
intoxicated was an aggravated felony warranting his removal from
this country. The respondent has moved to dismiss the petition
for review and to remand the case to the BIA for reconsideration
in light of United States v. Chapa-Garza, 243 F.3d 921, 927 (5th
Cir. 2001). Flores-Gonzalez has filed a response in which he

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agrees that the case should be remanded to the BIA for
reconsideration in light of Chapa-Garza.
Flores-Gonzalez’s petition for review is GRANTED. The order
of the BIA is VACATED, and this case is REMANDED to the BIA for
disposition consistent with Chapa-Garza, 243 F.3d at 927. All
other outstanding motions are DENIED.

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