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granting a motion to reopen an alien's removal proceedings, where a hearing transcript incorrectly stated that “[the alien] testified to being attacked because her mother was a ‘cook’ rather than a ‘Turk,’ ” an error that went to “the heart of her claim” of having been persecuted based on a protected ground
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No. 05-77020.
May 12, 2008.
Artem M. Sarian, Artem M. Sarian, Attorney at Law, for Petitioner.
Bryan S. Beier, Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: HARRY PREGERSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, and A. WALLACE TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
The opinion filed February 5, 2008, and appearing at 515 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2008), is withdrawn. Pursuant to General Order 5.3.a, a memorandum disposition is filed contemporaneously with this order. With the withdrawal of the opinion and the filing of the memorandum disposition, the Government's petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc are denied as moot. Further petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc may be filed with respect to the memorandum disposition pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 40.