Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 25, 2005, No. 03-56986 (Appel v. Gonzales)

MEMORANDUM *

Petitioner Herman Appel appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He argues he should be eligible to file an application for waiver of deportation pursuant to the now-repealed § 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and that denial of his application pursuant to the 1996 amendments to that Act, which barred § 212(c) relief, see Illegal