United States Second Circuit

Petition for review challenging denial of motion for BIA to reconsider decision dismissing as untimely petitioner's appeal from IJ's removal order is denied over claim that incarcerated petitioner placed his appeal papers in the mail more than one week before the deadline for appeal from the IJ decision. (Amended)

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2007
• Published 06/20/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before WINTER, CALABRESI, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Ratliff, Mobile, AL., for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kristin L. Vassallo & Sara L. Shudofsky, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, for Michael J. Garcia, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for Respondent.