United States First Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of a motion to reopen a removal proceeding is denied over petitioner's arguments that: 1) his due process rights were violated because of ineffective assistance of counsel; and 2) the ineffective legal representation entitled him to equitable tolling of a missed filing deadline.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2007
• Published 08/17/2007

Judges

• SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, SELYA and CYR, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lazar Lowinger and Pamela Lindmark, on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, and Benjamin J. Zeitlin, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, on brief for respondent.