United States Fifth Circuit

Petition for review of dismissal of petitioner's appeal and denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings is denied where the Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in finding no good cause shown for a continuance or in denying petitioner's motion to reopen.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2005
• Published 12/22/2005

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William F. Harmeyer, William F. Harmeyer & Associates, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy E. Friedman, Civ. Div., Richard M. Evans, Asst. Dir., Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Imm. Lit., Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S. INS, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S Citizenship & Imm. Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent.