United States First Circuit

Denial of motion for continuance to allow petitioner to file an application for asylum is affirmed over petitioner's due process argument where there was no possible claim that the denial of a continuance rendered the proceeding fundamentally unfair.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2006
• Published 08/14/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jose A. Espinosa, Peter J. Rubin, Walter Dellinger, and O'Melveny & Myers, LLP on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas L. Holzman, Special Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Robbin K. Blaya, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, and Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, on brief for respondent.