United States Fifth Circuit

A petition for review of a final order of removal is denied over petitioner's claims of error regarding: 1) statutory claims involving an immigration judge's refusal to continue petitioner's removal proceedings; and 2) equal protection and due process rights violations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2006
• Published 04/26/2006

Judges

• KING, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony P. Nicastro (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div. Immigration Litigation, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Alberto R. Gonzales, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Barry Joseph Pettinato, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Sec., Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S. I.N.S., Attn:  Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent.