United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is transferred to the district court and must be construed as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to determine whether his state felony conviction, punishable only as a misdemeanor under federal law, qualifies as an aggravated felony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2004
• Decided 01/06/2005
• Published 01/06/2005

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George S. Pfeifer (argued), Evanston, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Katsivalis (argued), Department of Homeland Security Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Russell Verby (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.