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Samuel William Bettwy · California Lawyer
Samuel William Bettwy is on California’s State Bar roll, #94918, admitted in 1980; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Diego, San Diego County. 50 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #94918 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1980 |
| Law school | California Western SOL |
| Location | San Diego, San Diego County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancino-Castellar v. Nielsen | Counsel for the respondent | 338 F. Supp. 3d 1107 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 6 September 2018 |
| Mohsenzadeh v. Kelly | Counsel for the defendant | 276 F. Supp. 3d 1007 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 6 September 2017 |
| Jones v. Hernandez | Counsel for the defendant | 322 F.R.D. 411 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 16 August 2017 |
| Christopher Cordeiro v. United States | Counsel for the defendant | 638 F. App'x 634 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 February 2016 |
| Estrada-Hernandez v. Holder | Counsel for the defendant | 108 F. Supp. 3d 936 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 27 May 2015 |
| Fred MacDonald v. United States | Counsel for the respondent | 578 F. App'x 641 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 June 2014 |
| Juan De La Torre-Flores v. Janet Napolitano | Counsel for the respondent | 567 F. App'x 523 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 April 2014 |
| Francisco Cortez v. United States | Counsel for the respondent | 565 F. App'x 622 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 March 2014 |
| Maria Del Rio Rocio Jiminez v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 535 F. App'x 601 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 August 2013 |
| Irma Veltmann-Barragan v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 717 F.3d 1086 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 June 2013 |
| Udom v. Department of Homeland Security | Counsel for the respondent | 507 F. App'x 739 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 February 2013 |
| Gurdev Singh v. Michael Chertoff | Counsel for the respondent | 433 F. App'x 549 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 May 2011 |
| Francisco Ponce De Leon v. Janet Napolitano | Counsel for the respondent | 426 F. App'x 517 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 April 2011 |
| Dmitri Tatarinov v. Superior Court of the State Of | Counsel for the respondent | 388 F. App'x 624 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 July 2010 |
| Sylvester Owino v. Janet Napolitano | Counsel for the respondent | 386 F. App'x 638 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 July 2010 |
| Hernandez v. Villicana | Counsel for the respondent | 344 F. App'x 380 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 September 2009 |
| Hernandez v. Villicana | Counsel for the respondent | 344 F. App'x 380 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 September 2009 |
| Owino v. Napolitano | Counsel for the respondent | 330 F. App'x 158 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 August 2009 |
| Owino v. Napolitano | Counsel for the respondent | 330 F. App'x 158 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 August 2009 |
| Tran ex rel. Nguyen v. Rice | Counsel for the respondent | 312 F. App'x 992 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 February 2009 |
| Tran ex rel. Nguyen v. Rice | Counsel for the respondent | 312 F. App'x 992 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 February 2009 |
| Casas-Castrillon v. Department of Homeland Security | Counsel for the respondent | 535 F.3d 942 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 July 2008 |
| Raduga USA Corp. v. United States Department of State | Counsel for the respondent | 284 F. App'x 404 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 June 2008 |
| Escamilla-Vera v. Mukasey | Counsel for the respondent | 281 F. App'x 735 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 June 2008 |
| Thanh Phuoc Luong v. Chertoff | Counsel for the respondent | 269 F. App'x 686 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 March 2008 |
| Benavides-Pina v. Mukasey | Counsel for the respondent | 265 F. App'x 662 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 January 2008 |
| Casas-Castrillon v. Wagner | Counsel for the respondent | 265 F. App'x 496 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 January 2008 |
| HASHI v. Chertoff | Counsel for the respondent | 535 F. Supp. 2d 1125 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 15 January 2008 |
| Liban Ahmed Abdala v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Adele J. Fasano, Dist. Director, Ins District Director for the San Diego District | Counsel for the respondent | 488 F.3d 1061 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 June 2007 |
| Paulo E. Gallarde v. Immigration and Naturalization Service | Counsel for the respondent | 486 F.3d 1136 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 May 2007 |
| Carrillo v. Ridge | Counsel for the respondent | 228 F. App'x 732 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 April 2007 |
| Tatarinov-Valereveich v. Gonzales | Counsel for the respondent | 220 F. App'x 609 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 February 2007 |
| Raduga USA Corp. v. United States Department of State | Counsel for the defendant | 440 F. Supp. 2d 1140 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 3 March 2006 |
| Sago v. Gonzales | Counsel for the respondent | 166 F. App'x 980 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 February 2006 |
| Kenny v. Smith | Counsel for the respondent | 153 F. App'x 434 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 November 2005 |
| Alvarez-Aceves v. Fasano | Counsel for the respondent | 150 F. App'x 596 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 September 2005 |
| Villa-Valladolid v. Gonzales | Counsel for the respondent | 146 F. App'x 177 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 August 2005 |
| Alvarez-Barajas v. Gonzales | Counsel for the respondent | 418 F.3d 1050 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 August 2005 |
| Morales v. Ashcroft | Counsel for the respondent | 125 F. App'x 125 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 March 2005 |
| Al-Ghalayini v. Gonzales | Counsel for the respondent | 125 F. App'x 780 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 February 2005 |
| Martinez-Jaramillo v. Thompson | Counsel for the respondent | 120 F. App'x 714 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 January 2005 |
| Tapia-Paniagua v. Ashcroft | Counsel for the respondent | 114 F. App'x 300 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 November 2004 |
| Garcia-Demesa v. Ashcroft | Counsel for the respondent | 109 F. App'x 970 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 September 2004 |
| Delfino Acevedo-Carranza v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General | Counsel for the respondent | 371 F.3d 539 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 June 2004 |
| Guzman-Santana v. Ashcroft | Counsel for the respondent | 96 F. App'x 493 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 April 2004 |
| Parra-Morales v. Ashcroft | Counsel for the appellant | 76 F. App'x 215 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 September 2003 |
| Adam Pelich v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Adele J. Fasano, District Director, for the San Diego District | Counsel for the respondent | 329 F.3d 1057 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 May 2003 |
| Adam Pelich v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Adele J. Fasano, District Director, for the San Diego District | Counsel for the respondent | 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4286 | California Supreme Court | 22 May 2003 |
| Jardines-Guerra v. Ashcroft | Counsel for the respondent | 262 F. Supp. 2d 1112 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 17 March 2003 |
| Phong Doan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service | Counsel for the respondent | 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 11478 | California Supreme Court | 27 November 2002 |
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The law school on the record is California Western School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1980 · 46 years on the roll.
50 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Diego, in San Diego County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, seated at San Diego.
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